What is the scope of copyright protection?
Copyright protection is a right granted by law to copyright owners. Copyright protection enables copyright owners to get feedback and concrete value of their works within a reasonable time. Through legal protection, more people will have the will and passion to engage in creative work and enrich intellectual property rights. Let's see what the scope of copyright protection includes. What is the scope of copyright protection? I. Subject of copyright protection: 1, citizen; The citizen who creates a work is the author, who can become the subject of copyright according to law. 2. Legal person; A work presided over by a legal person, created on behalf of the legal person's will, and undertaken by a legal person unit is regarded as the author. 3. The unincorporated entity shall be presided over by the unincorporated entity; A work created on behalf of the will of an unincorporated entity and undertaken by an unincorporated entity shall be regarded as the author. 4. foreigners; The works of foreigners are first published in China and enjoy copyright according to law. 5. state; (1) The state accepts the copyright of the work bequeathed by the late writer; (2) There is no author or unknown author of ancient works; (3) The state nationalizes some works; (4) After the change or termination of a legal person or entity without legal personality, there is no legal person or entity without legal personality to undertake its rights and obligations within the protection period. Under special circumstances, the copyright owners of cooperative works, edited works, professional works, commissioned works, deductive works, film works and works created by similar cinematography methods shall be determined according to law. Second, the object of copyright protection 1, written works. Written works refer to works that express the author's feelings and thoughts in the form of language or other symbols equivalent to language. 2. Oral works. Oral works refer to works created in oral language and not fixed by any material carrier, such as speeches, lectures, court debates, speeches and sermons. 3. Music, drama, folk art, dance and acrobatic works. 4. Artistic and architectural works. Art works refer to painting, calligraphy, sculpture, etc. , a plane or three-dimensional plastic art work with aesthetic significance composed of lines, colors or other forms, or composed of other forms. 5. Photographic works. Photographic works refer to artistic works that reproduce the image of objective objects on photosensitive materials by means of photographic equipment and reasonable application of optical and chemical principles. 6. Movies and works created in a way similar to filming. Film works and works created by methods similar to movies refer to works shot on a certain recording medium, consisting of a series of audio or silent pictures, and projected and played through appropriate devices. 7, engineering design, product design drawings, maps, schematics and other graphic works and model works. Graphic works refer to engineering design drawings and product design drawings drawn for construction and production, as well as maps, schematic diagrams and other works that reflect geographical phenomena and explain the principle or structure of things. 8. Computer software. Computer software refers to computer programs and related documents. A computer program refers to a set of coded instructions executed by a computer in order to obtain a certain result, or a set of symbolic instructions or symbolic statements that can be automatically converted into coded instructions. 9. Other works as prescribed by laws and administrative regulations. This is an elastic clause. With the development of technology and culture, some new forms of works may appear in the future. This provision can maintain the stability and flexibility of the law for a long time. 10, folk literature and art works. The range of folk literature and art works is very wide, including stories, legends, fables, chronicles, myths, narrative poems, dances, music, plastic arts and architectural arts. Copyright protection is an important legal protection to maintain the continuous development, innovation and expansion of intellectual property rights, and it is also an important way for those who strive to create and prevent abuse and infringement to gain recognition and benefits.