Adapting other people's works does not necessarily infringe the legal rights of the original copyright owner. Adapted works, that is, works derived from creative works on the basis of existing works, enjoy copyright in adapted works.
Legal basis: Article 14 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) compiles a number of works, pieces of works or data or other materials that do not constitute works. A work that embodies originality in the selection or arrangement of content is an assembly work, and its copyright shall be enjoyed by the assembler. However, when exercising copyright, the copyright of the original work shall not be infringed.
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Copyright law of the people's Republic of China
Chapter V Legal Responsibility and Law Enforcement Measures
Article 47 Anyone who commits one of the following acts of infringement shall bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the influence, making an apology and compensating for losses according to the circumstances:
(1) publishing his work without the permission of the copyright owner;
(2) publishing a work created in cooperation with others as a work created by oneself without the permission of a co-author;
(three) did not participate in the creation, in order to seek personal fame and fortune, signed other people's works;
(4) distorting or tampering with other people's works;
(5) Plagiarizing other people's works;
(6) Using a work by means of exhibition, filming or adaptation, translation or annotation without the permission of the copyright owner. Unless otherwise provided for in this law;
(seven) the use of another person's work, which should be paid but not paid;
(8) Renting works or audio-visual products without the permission of the copyright owner or copyright-related obligee of film works and works created by similar film production methods, computer software and audio-visual products, except as otherwise provided by this Law;
(9) Using the layout design of books and periodicals published by publishers without their permission;
(10) Live broadcast or public dissemination of a live performance or recording of a performance without the permission of the performer;
(eleven) other acts of infringement of copyright and copyright-related rights and interests.