Briefly describe the types and basic meanings of works protected by copyright.

1. Written works: Article 4 of the Implementation Regulations stipulates that written works refer to novels, poems, essays, papers and other works expressed in written form. It is a form of expressing thoughts or feelings with words or various symbols equivalent to words (including numerical symbols).

2. Oral works stipulated in Article 4 of the Implementing Regulations refer to works expressed in oral language such as impromptu speeches, lectures and court debates. Oral performance with pre-created works, such as poetry recitation, is not an oral work. Oral works must be improvised.

3. Music, drama, folk art, dance works and acrobatic works (new types).

(1) Musical works

It refers to songs, symphonies and other works that can be sung or played with or without words.

Pay attention to music with words. If the lyrics are used with music, they are included in the musical composition. If words are not used with music, they can also be included in written works.

(2) Dramatic works

Refers to stage performances such as plays, traditional operas and local operas. Article 4 of China's Regulations on the Implementation of Copyright stipulates: "Dramatic works refer to dramas, operas, local operas and other works for stage performances".

(3) Quyi works

Quyi is a unique art form in China. At present, there are about 400 kinds of Quyi songs, mainly including crosstalk, allegro, storytelling, tanci, drum pendant, piano book and so on. Article 4 of China's Regulations on the Implementation of Copyright Law

Quyi works as stipulated in Article refer to works with rap as the main form of performance, such as cross talk, fast prose, drums and storytelling. It can appear in written or oral form.

(4) Dance works

It refers to a work that expresses thoughts and feelings through continuous movements, postures and expressions.

Dance is the art of human action. Broadly speaking, it is an art form to express feelings by means of organized, regular and organized movements of the human body.

(5) Acrobatics

Refers to acrobatics, magic, circus and other works expressed through physical movements and skills.

As a kind of acrobatic performance, China is rich in acrobatic art resources, so acrobatic art is defined as the object of copyright protection when it is revised. Copyright law only protects the artistic elements of acrobatics, and the difficulty and skills of acrobatics are not protected by copyright law.

4. Artistic and architectural works

(1) works of art

Art works refer to plane or three-dimensional plastic art works with aesthetic significance, such as painting, calligraphy and sculpture, which are composed of lines, colors or other ways. Generally divided into pure works of art and practical works of art.

Practical art refers to art with practical use value, which is a kind of plastic arts. Practical works of art are not only material products, but also works of art with material practical and aesthetic functions. Our country didn't have practical works of art to protect its own people before.

In the art world, there are different opinions on whether practical art belongs to works of art. Article 2 of Berne Convention stipulates that the legal protection of practical works of art should be decided by each country. If industrial property rights are not protected, at least they should be protected by copyright law. But now, practical works of art can be protected as works of art in China. If you apply for patent protection for appearance, you can use industrial property rights to protect it.