What should you know about copyright transfer
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.
The transfer of copyright must be the transfer of complete property rights. In other words, whether you transfer the 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.
The various property rights in copyright can be transferred separately.
Copyright transfer 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. Time-limited transfer and exclusive There is a difference when used with permission.
Article 25 of the Copyright Law: To transfer the rights specified in Items (5) to (17) of Paragraph 1 of Article 10 of this Law, a written Contract.
The rights transfer contract includes the following main contents:
(1) Title of the work;
(2) Type of rights transferred and geographical scope;
(3) Transfer price;
(4) The date and method of delivering the transfer price;(5) Liability for breach of contract;
(6) Other contents deemed necessary by both parties
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