1. Protection period of computer software copyright
1. Personally developed The protection period of the software is 50 years. The protection period will be calculated from the date of death. The protection period will end on December 31st of the 50th year of the death.
2. If the software is jointly developed by natural persons and the copyright of the software is jointly owned, the protection period will start from the date of death of the last copyright holder. Start counting.
3. If the software is developed by an enterprise, the protection period is 50 years, ending on December 31 of the 50th year after the software was first published, but the software Any work that has not been published within 50 years from the date of completion of development will not be protected.
4. Legal basis: Article 14 of the "Computer Software Protection Regulations"
2. How to transfer and inherit computer software copyright
1. Relevant rights holders can transfer their rights after obtaining computer software copyright. The transfer of rights is equivalent to the transfer of invention patents. The law does not restrict the voluntary choices made by the parties. The transferee enjoys the software copyright, and the transferee also enjoys the software copyright. Enjoy the protection period of software copyright, and the specific period shall be in accordance with relevant legal provisions.
2. If the software copyright owner dies during the protection period, his heirs should be established first. If his heirs are sure that they want to own the software copyrights, their heirs will still enjoy the software copyrights. protection period. However, the transferee of the computer software copyright shall not inherit or transfer the signature right of the software copyright.
The protection period for personally developed software is 50 years, starting from the time of deathThe calculation starts from the date of death, and the protection period ends on December 31 of the 50th year after death; the software is developed by an enterprise, and the protection period is 50 years, ending on December of the 50th year after the software was first published. 31, but software that has not been published within 50 years from the date of completion of development will not be protected. The term of protection of computer software copyright. I hope the above content can be helpful to you. If you have other questions, you can click the button below for consultation, or go to the Legal Savior website to consult a professional lawyer.