What are the rights and obligations of book publishers and copyright owners
For book publishing, the publisher shall sign a written agreement with the copyright owner The contract should specify the time limit, quantity, quality and remuneration payable by the publisher for publishing books.
Article 30 of the "Copyright Law" stipulates: "Books Publishers publishing books should enter into a publishing contract with the copyright holder and pay remuneration.
If a publisher fails to publish a book within the time limit stipulated in the contract, he shall bear liability for breach of contract and compensate the copyright owner for the losses suffered thereby. Article 32 of the Copyright Law stipulates: "A book publisher who fails to publish a book within the time limit stipulated in the contract shall , shall bear civil liability in accordance with Article 53 of this Law. ”
The work cannot be published due to the publisher’s reasons. Unless otherwise agreed in the publishing contract, the publisher shall pay liquidated damages based on 60% of the payment standard stipulated in the contract.
The publisher obtains the exclusive right to publish in the contract, and obtains two rights: "personal rights and property rights" in the dissemination of the work. Personal rights, that is, the publisher obtains the right to sign on publications .Property rights include the following two types:
1. Publisher Have the right to use the format. Publication of the same work is not allowed to plagiarize or use other people's book formats, otherwise it will constitute an infringement of others' exclusive right to use the format;
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