Ask, I co-published a book with others, how to divide the ownership of the copyright?
Answer: A collaborative work refers to a work created jointly by two or more people, including the following three elements:
1. The author is two or more people ;
2. There is subjective agreement between the authors to co-create;
3. The co-authors have The act of co-creation.
The copyright of the collaborative work is shared by the co-authors. The control and exercise of shared copyrights can be stipulated by the co-authors through a contract; if there is no agreement, the exercise of shared copyrights can vary according to the types of different collaborative works:
1. For indivisible collaborative works, the copyright is shared by the co-authors and can be exercised jointly or individually. No party may prevent the other party from exercising other rights except transfer without legitimate reasons. If the copyright is exercised individually, the proceeds will be It should be reasonably allocated to other collaborators.
2. For divisible collaborative works, the co-authors enjoy dual copyrights. They jointly enjoy the overall copyright of the collaborative work, and they also enjoy the respective parts of the collaborative work that are relatively independent. Copyright with certain limitations. For example, if the words and music of a song are jointly created by two people with mutual agreement, the lyricist can publish or use the words alone, and the music can be performed by the composer himself or by others.
