A cooperative work refers to a joint creation between two or more natural persons, or between a natural person and a legal person or other organization, or between two or more legal persons or other organizations. A work is called a collaborative work. Article 13 of the "Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates: "For a work jointly created by two or more people, the copyright is shared by the co-authors. People who did not participate in the creation cannot become co-authors. If the work can be divided and used, the authors shall be responsible for their respective The creative part can enjoy copyright independently, but the exercise of copyright cannot infringe the overall copyright of the collaborative work." From this article, it can be seen that collaborative works should have the following characteristics:
1. The co-creators have a common way of expressing their thoughts and emotions, that is, they jointly create the work;
2. The co-creators should conscientiously implement the creation process during the creation process Intention, the creative results of each place should take care of each other;
3. The co-creators should fully complete the content they are responsible for in the collaborative creation, that is, they should fulfill the obligations of the collaborative creation. Obligations and safeguard the rights of co-creators during the creative process;
4. Not participating in the creation, only providing material conditions, consultation, data collection, and modification for the creator's cooperation The person who makes comments or copies cannot be the creator of the collaborative work.
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