Reasons for protecting copyright
(1) The basic principles of my country’s civil legislation safeguard the legitimate civil rights and interests of citizens , perfecting my country’s intellectual property legal system.
The implementation of the "Copyright Law" marks the end of the lawless situation in the field of literature and art, and marks a new stage in the development of my country's intellectual property legal protection system. .
(2) Establishing a copyright legal protection system protects the legitimate rights and interests of creators, mobilizes the creative enthusiasm of the majority of authors, and contributes to the prosperity of socialist scientific and cultural undertakings. In good condition.
The "Copyright Law" legally establishes the author's personal property rights over the works he creates, which provides material and spiritual support for the author to re-create. condition. The Copyright Law prohibits infringement of works by illegal acts such as plagiarism, tampering, and counterfeiting, which provides legal protection for protecting the legitimate rights and interests of authors and respecting the creative achievements of creators. When the author's creative work is protected by law, the author's creative enthusiasm will be mobilized, more and better works will be continuously released, new authors will emerge in batches, and the socialist scientific and cultural undertakings will be certain Can thrive.
(3) From the perspective of adjusting the relationship between authors, communicators and users, it is also conducive to the widespread dissemination of excellent works.
"Copyright Law" not only protects the legitimate rights and interests of authors, but also protects the legitimate rights and interests of communicators, and also protects the public from conducting academic activities, mastering knowledge, and sharing science. rights to technological and cultural intellectual achievements. A work is usually not created for self-appreciation. It needs to meet the public and be used by the public in some material form. In the process of creation, the author must also learn, absorb and draw on the experience and knowledge of his predecessors, and create on the basis of the results of other people's intellectual labor. Therefore, his works contain the labor of others. In addition to the corresponding rights obtained by communicators based on their own creative work, the public also has the right to use works within the limits stipulated by law. It is also the country's macro-interest to encourage the widespread dissemination of excellent works, encourage the masses to participate in various cultural and entertainment activities, improve the scientific and cultural quality of the entire nation, and promote economic development and social progress. to this end, it is necessary and reasonable to impose necessary restrictions on the exclusive rights of authors and disseminators. The Copyright Law plays an extremely important role in protecting the interests of authors, stipulating the rights and obligations between authors, communicators and the public, and coordinating the interests of the three.
(4) Implementing legal protection of copyright will also help promote my country’s foreign cultural exchanges. Our country is an ancient civilization with four major inventions. As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, our country already had the concept of copyright protection. But in modern times, our country’s copyright protection system has lagged behind. In order to promote my country's foreign cultural exchanges and carry out international copyright trade, my country's Copyright Law has absorbed some basic principles of international copyright protection, such as the principle of "national treatment", etc. This is essential for our country to effectively participate in international cultural exchanges and absorb other countries from exchanges. It is of great significance to cultivate the country's outstanding cultural achievements, train our country's team of writers, and promote the development of our country's national culture. In addition, the legal protection of copyright is also a need for my country's implementation of the opening-up policy and an important measure to implement the opening-up policy. With the Copyright Law, conditions have been created for my country to sign bilateral agreements on copyright protection with foreign countries or to join international copyright organizations.
In short, the implementation of the "Copyright Law" and the legal protection of copyright will help create a social atmosphere of respecting knowledge and talents, promote the large-scale production and dissemination of excellent works, and promote The development of my country's foreign cultural exchanges is of extremely important and far-reaching significance to enrich the spiritual life of the broad masses of the people and improve the scientific and cultural quality of the Chinese nation.
