The transfer of copyright must be the transfer of complete property rights, that is to say, whether the transfer of publishing copyright, the transfer of adaptation rights or any other kind of property rights , the rights to use, profit, and disposal must be transferred together. 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.
Once a copyright licensing contract is concluded, it is legally binding and must be performed conscientiously by both parties. During the performance of the licensing contract, the following two points should be noted:
(1) Rights not expressly permitted by the copyright owner in the contract, without the permission of the copyright owner, will not be One party may not exercise it. This means that if the contract clearly stipulates how the licensee can use the work, the licensee cannot use the work in a way beyond what is agreed in the contract.
(2) When publishers, performers, audio and video producers, radio stations, television stations, etc. obtain the right to use another person's copyright in accordance with this Act, they shall not infringe the author's signature rights, the right to modify, the right to protect the integrity of the work and the right to receive remuneration.
When using the work, the author's name must be signed. As for using the real name, pseudonym or anonymity, the author's wishes should be followed. Authors have the right to make modifications to their works, either by themselves or by authorizing others to make them.
The editor of the publishing house can delete and modify obvious errors in words, grammar, and historical facts in the author's manuscript. This does not constitute an infringement of the right of modification.
However, if the plot or parts of the work are adapted without errors, it will infringe the author's copyright. The author's exercise of the right to modify is also subject to certain restrictions. For example, after the ownership of an artistic work is transferred, if the author wants to modify it, he must obtain the consent of the owner of the original work.
