Copyright transfer refers to the legal act in which the
Copyright owner transfers all or part of the
property rights in the copyright to others with or without compensation. T
his transfer can usually be accompl
ished through sale, exchange, gift or bequest. The
copyright owner who transfers the copyright is called the assignor, and the other person who accepts the copyright is called the
assignee. Unlike licensing others to use a
work, the legal consequence of transferring copyright is that the transferor loses the transferred rights; the transferee acquires the transferred rights and becomes a new copyright owner. Transferring copyright is commonly known as "selling out" or "selling out" copyright. In countries that allow the transfer of copyright, only the property rights in the copyright can be transferred, and the personal rights in the copyright cannot be transferred. In some countries, copyright transfer must be in a written contract or other legal form and signed by the copyright owner or his agent to be valid. In some countries, copyright transfer must undergo registration procedures to protect against third parties. So, what are the precautions for copyright transfer? The editor of Legal Savior Network will give you the answer.
What are the precautions for copyright transfer?
The transfer of copyright must be the transfer of complete property rights, that is to say, Regardless of whether you transfer publishing rights, adaptation rights, or any other property rights, you must also transfer the rights to use, profit, and disposal. If the transferee can only use the work but cannot freely license others to use the work, or cannot freely transfer his rights, this incomplete transfer of rights is not actually a transfer of copyright in the strict sense, but a license to use the work.
Various property rights in copyright can be transferred separately. Copyright transfers can also be geographically based. Judging from the situation in different countries, copyright transfer can be permanent, that is, for the entire copyright protection period; or it can be limited, that is, for a number of years during the copyright protection period. There is a difference between a term transfer and an exclusive license.