Does the editor have copyright?

Article 11 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates: "Copyright belongs to the author, except as otherwise provided by this Law." The person with the qualification of author stipulates that the citizen who creates the work is the author; A work presided over by a legal person or other organization, created on behalf of a legal person or other organization, and in the charge of a legal person or other organization, is regarded as the author; If there is no proof to the contrary, the signed citizen, legal person or other organization shall be the author. The provisions on the copyright ownership of edited works are as follows:

Edited works refer to works formed by compiling a number of individual works or other materials, such as anthologies, periodicals, newspapers and periodicals, encyclopedias, etc.

According to Articles 14 and 12 of the Regulations for the Implementation of Copyright Law in China, the ownership and exercise of the copyright of edited works shall abide by the following rules:

1. Editors enjoy the copyright of their edited works. Editors can be natural persons, legal persons or unincorporated units. Editing works such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, teaching materials, large photo albums, etc. If a legal person or non-legal entity organizes creation, provides funds or materials and other creative conditions, and assumes responsibility, the whole shall be owned by the legal person or non-legal entity.

2. When exercising copyright, an editor shall not infringe the copyright of the original work. That is, when editing and creating a work, if copyright works are involved, the editor must obtain the consent of the original work and pay remuneration.

3. The author of an edited work that can be used alone has the right to exercise his copyright alone. Therefore, the copyright of the edited work belongs to the editor as a whole, but the copyright of the work that can exist independently and be used alone belongs to the author of the work.