How to apply for poetry copyright

Legal analysis: the copyright of poetry is divided into copyright and patent right. From the date of completion of the work, the author owns the copyright of the work (such as poetry)-the copyright is naturally obtained; Patent rights need to be applied for and authorized by the State Patent Office.

Legal basis: Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 8 Copyright owners and copyright-related rights holders may authorize copyright collective management organizations to exercise copyright or copyright-related rights. The copyright collective management organization established according to law is a non-profit legal person. After being authorized, they can claim rights for copyright owners and copyright-related rights holders in their own names, and can represent the parties involved in litigation, arbitration or mediation activities involving copyright or copyright-related rights. Copyright collective management organizations collect royalties from users according to authorization. The collection standard of royalties shall be determined through consultation between the copyright collective management organization and the user representatives. If negotiation fails, it may apply to the National Copyright Administration for a ruling; If you are dissatisfied with the ruling, you can bring a lawsuit to the people's court; The parties may also bring a lawsuit directly to the people's court. The copyright collective management organization shall regularly announce to the public the collection and transfer of royalties, the extraction and use of management fees and the undistributed part of royalties, and establish a rights information inquiry system for the rights holders and users to inquire. The National Copyright Administration shall supervise and manage copyright collective management organizations according to law. The establishment mode, rights and obligations, collection and distribution of royalties, supervision and management of copyright collective management organizations shall be stipulated separately by the State Council.

Article 9 Copyright owners include: (1) authors; (2) Other natural persons, legal persons or unincorporated organizations that enjoy copyright according to this Law.

Article 11 Copyright belongs to the author, except as otherwise provided by this Law. The natural person who creates a work is the author. A work presided over by a legal person or an organization without legal personality, created on behalf of the will of the legal person or organization without legal personality, and for which the legal person or organization without legal personality is responsible, shall be regarded as the author.