Who owns the copyright of articles commissioned by others
For works created on commission, the ownership of the copyright shall be determined by the client and the trustee People agree through contracts. If there is no express agreement in the contract or no contract has been concluded, the copyright belongs to the trustee.
"Supreme People's Court on the Trial of Copyright Civil Disputes Interpretation of Several Issues in Applicable Laws"
Twelve According to Article 7 of the Copyright Law, if the copyright of a commissioned work belongs to the trustee, the client shall have the right to use the work within the agreed scope of use; if both parties do not specify the scope of use of the work, the client may use the work within the specific purpose of the commissioned creation. Use this work free of charge.
Article 20: Publications infringe upon the copyright of others , the publisher shall bear civil liability for compensation based on its fault, degree of infringement, and consequences of damage.
Article 47 of the Copyright Law
Those who commit the following infringements shall, according to the circumstances, bear civil responsibilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the impact, making an apology, and compensating for losses:
(1) Publishing his works without the permission of the copyright owner;
(2) Without the permission of the co-author, use the work created in collaboration with others as Published as a work of his own creation;
( 3) Those who did not participate in the creation and signed other people’s works in order to seek personal fame and fortune;
(4) Distorting or tampering with other people’s works;
(5) Plagiarizing other people’s works;
(6) Without the permission of the copyright owner, use the work for exhibitions, making movies, or using methods similar to making movies, or using the works by adapting, translating, annotating, etc., unless otherwise provided for in this law ;
(7) Remuneration should be paid but has not been paid for the use of other people's works;
(8) Without the permission of the copyright holders of film works and works created by methods similar to filmmaking, computer software, audio and video products, or copyright-related rights holders , leasing his works or audio and video products, except as otherwise provided for in this law;
(9) Using the layout design of books and periodicals published by the publisher without the permission of the publisher;
(10) Live broadcast or publicly transmit the live performance, or record the performance without the performer's permission;
(11) Other acts that infringe upon copyright and copyright-related rights and interests.
The above is the identification of copyright for ghostwritten articles Introduction, I hope it can answer your questions. Both copyright owners and ordinary people need to have a certain understanding of copyright and know what behaviors will infringe copyright to prevent infringement incidents from happening and causing inconvenience to both parties.
