Do ancient books have intellectual property rights?

1, I think that if the copyright of ancient original works has passed the protection period stipulated by law (but the protection period of the author's right of signature, modification and protection of the integrity of works is not restricted, it is still protected by law), then anyone can reasonably use the works within the authority stipulated by law without obtaining the permission of the copyright owner or paying remuneration to him.

2. I don't know the specific situation about the copyright lawsuit of ancient books between Hanwang and Zhonghua Book Company. In my opinion, the copyright dispute between them is definitely not because of the copyright dispute of ancient books, but because of the rights derived from ancient books. For example, Hanwang infringed upon the layout design right generated by Zhonghua Book Company's newly adjusted layout of ancient books. This right is protected by law, and the protection period is 10 year. The legal basis is as follows: Article 35 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that publishers have the right to license or prohibit others from using the layout design of their published books and periodicals. The term of protection of the rights specified in the preceding paragraph is ten years, ending on1February 3 1 day of the tenth year after the books and periodicals designed in this format are first published.

Lawyer liuhong from Zongheng Law Network.