What are the defense grounds for copyright?
The defense for copyright infringement includes fair use. The so-called fair use, It refers to a situation where, under certain conditions, the law allows others to freely use works without the consent of the copyright owner or payment of remuneration to the copyright owner.
1. To introduce or comment on a certain work or Explain a certain issue and appropriately cite published works in works made available to the public through the Internet;
2. In order to report current news, it is inevitable to reproduce or quote published works in works provided to the public through the Internet;
3. For school classroom teaching Or for scientific research, provide a small number of published works to a small number of teaching and scientific researchers through the Internet; for the purpose of performing official duties, state agencies provide published works to the public through the Internet within a reasonable scope;
4. Translate works published in Chinese language and written by Chinese citizens, legal persons or other organizations into works in ethnic minority languages and provide them to ethnic minorities in China through the Internet;
5. Not for profit, but in a unique way that blind people can perceive Blind people provide published written works;
6. Provide the public with current articles on political and economic issues that have been published on information networks; provide the public with speeches delivered at public gatherings through the Internet.
What is copyright
Copyright used to be called copyright. This was because printing was not popular in the past, and society at that time considered it the most important right attached to a work. There is nothing better than the right to print and publish it, hence the name. However, with the evolution of the times and the advancement of science and technology, the types of works have gradually increased. Rights holders include: (1) the author; (2) other citizens who enjoy copyright in accordance with this law , legal persons or other organizations. Successors refer to those acquired through donation, inheritance, legacy and other inheritance methods. Within the territory of the People's Republic of China, all works of Chinese citizens, legal persons or unincorporated entities enjoy copyright regardless of whether they are published; foreigners If a foreigner's work is first published in China, he or she shall also enjoy copyright in accordance with the Copyright Law; if a foreigner's work is published outside of China, he shall enjoy copyright in accordance with the agreement signed between his country and China or the international treaty to which both countries are a party.
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