Generally refers to the creator of literary, artistic and scientific works, and sometimes refers to the founder of a certain theory, or the organizer or planner of an event. In the copyright laws of the Soviet Union, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Spain and other countries, the author refers to using his own skills and methods through his own independent ideas.
Natural persons who directly engage in literary and artistic creation activities and create works that reflect the individual characteristics of creators include novelists, poets, prose writers, playwrights, composers, lyric writers, journalists, painters, calligraphers, sculptors, handicraft designers, etc. Architect, photographer, translator, computer programmer, etc.
Basic meaning
An author refers to a person who creates literature, art or science, that is, a person who engages in intellectual activities that directly produce literary, artistic or scientific works. In the Regulations on the Protection of Computer Software, software authors are also called "software developers". A person who organizes others to create, provide advice, material conditions or carry out other auxiliary activities.
Even if it plays an important role in the creation of works, it will not become an author. The rights and obligations between the author and the person engaged in non-creative activities shall be stipulated by both parties through contracts. Strictly speaking, "author" and "creator" are not exactly the same: "creator" is a common word, which only refers to the actual author; "Author" in copyright law is a legal term, sometimes including nominal author.