What are the objects of copyright protection
Objects protected by copyright law:
1. Text works;
2. Oral works;
3. Music, drama, folk art, dance, acrobatic art works;
4. Art and architectural works;
5. Photographic works;
6. Film works and methods of making films similar toWorks created in accordance with the law;
7. Engineering design drawings , product design drawings, maps, schematic diagrams and other graphic works and model works;
8. Computer software;
10. Other works stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.
Works protected by copyright law have the following characteristics:
1, originality
The work must be the intellectual creation of the author and not plagiarism from others. Creation is a kind of mental work and intellectual activity that can directly produce literary, artistic and scientific works. The requirements for originality of works under copyright law and creativity under patent law are different. Inventive step in the patent law requires that the invention must be novel, and even must be the first of its kind. The originality of a work in the copyright law, as long as it is created by oneself, is an intellectual achievement that expresses one's own ideas and feelings. Even if the level of the work is lower than the level of similar works that have already appeared, as long as it is created by oneself, it should be deemed to have originality.
2, belonging to the fields of literature, art and science of successfruit
The field of literature, art and science, is a A very broad field that can accommodate all intellectual achievements, but the results of physical labor do not belong to this field.
3, capable of being copied in some tangible form
Copyright is an intangible property right, and its object ( Works) are different from tangible property rights as objects have a certain external shape and occupy a specific space. Works protected by copyright law refer to the results of the thoughts, feelings, and concepts expressed by the author, rather than the carrier of these thoughts, feelings, and concepts. However, the work must be attached to a certain carrier, fixed and recorded in a certain shape, and this shape can be copied in large quantities.
4. The work does not violate the law
Works that are prohibited from publication or dissemination according to law, even if they have the above three features and are not protected by copyright law. For example, works that violate our country's constitution and laws, have reactionary or obscene content, regardless of whether they meet the first three characteristics, cannot constitute objects protected by copyright laws. To determine that a work is legal, in addition to the Constitution, the publication law is mainly based on other laws and can also be used as a basis.
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