Legal basis: Article 8 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). 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, they can apply to the National Copyright Administration for a ruling. If you are not satisfied, 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.
How much is the copyright registration fee? Copyright registration's expenses need to be analyzed according to the nature of the works. For example, copyright registration pays 300 yuan for personal music creation, copyright registration pays 500 yuan for product design, and copyright registration pays for written works, which is related to the number of words in the works. If it is less than 100, the charging standard is 100 yuan.
1. How much is the copyright registration fee?
The copyright registration fee is determined according to the nature of the work, and the copyright registration fee is different for different works. The reference basis is as follows:
1, written works: mainly expressed through the display of words, such as novels and papers. The charging standard is generally calculated according to the number of words. The charge is 100 words 100 yuan, 100 words to 5,000 words 150 yuan, 1,000 words to 10,000 words for 200 yuan, and more than 10,000 words for 300 yuan. If, like novels, there are many novels in a series that can be negotiated and determined.
2. Oral works: works that are only spoken words but have not yet formed words, such as speech works. The charging standard is also based on the number of words, which is the same as the charging standard for written works.
3. Music, drama, folk art, dance, acrobatics and artistic works: such as music created by individuals and dance acrobatics arranged by individuals, are charged according to the first 300 yuan. If it is a series of works, it will be charged at 100 yuan from the second piece.
4. Works of projects and products: For example, the design drawings of a project or product, the charging standard is the first piece of 500 yuan, and each piece is 100 yuan from the second piece, if it is a series of works.
2. What conditions does a work meet to be protected by copyright law?
1. originality: the work must be created by the author himself through independent conception and creative inspiration, and the original work is protected by copyright law.
2. Reproducibility: refers to the reproduction of one or more works by printing, rubbing, audio recording, video recording, copying, copying, reverse shooting and copying. However, no matter what copying method is adopted and how many works are copied, the contents and ideas of the works will not change.
3. Legitimacy: The work itself should be expressed in an objective form permitted by law. Citizens engaged in the creation of literary, artistic and scientific works should not run counter to the public interests and conform to the provisions of the law.
3. What is the process in copyright registration?
(a) the materials submitted by the applicant;
(2) The registration authority shall examine whether the materials are complete within 3 working days;
(3) the applicant pays the registration application fee;
(four) after receiving the fee, the registration authority shall issue a notice of acceptance;
(five) the registration authority shall, within 30 days after accepting the application, conduct a formal review of the correctness of the application materials;
(six) the registration authority shall serve the applicant with a notice of issuing a registration certificate or a notice of not registering;
(seven) the applicant receives the registration certificate or returns the registration certificate to collect 50% of the application fee.
It can be seen that the charging standard of copyright registration fee varies with the nature of the work. When handling copyright registration, you can consult the local copyright protection center first. Those who are unwilling to pay the copyright registration fee may not apply for copyright registration. Copyright registration is voluntary.
How much does it cost to apply for copyright? The official fee for copyright application is 300 yuan. If the copyright owner applies for a software copyright at the same time, and copies are needed, each copy shall be in 50 yuan. It is a one-time fee, and there is no need to pay an annual fee. You can handle it yourself or find an intermediary. If you handle it yourself, you can pay the above official expenses. If you are looking for an intermediary, you need to pay some intermediary fees to the intermediary.
The scope of acceptance of copyright registration includes works listed in Article 3 of the Copyright Law, copyright pledge contracts and overseas audio-visual product publishing contracts. Copyright owners must pay a registration fee when applying for copyright registration. So how much does copyright registration cost? I will answer in detail below.
1. How much does it cost to apply for copyright?
1. Application fee for software copyright registration: 250 yuan/piece. This fee is limited to the registration of the program and one of its documents. For example, if you apply for multiple certificates, you will receive more 80 yuan for each additional certificate.
Exception deposit handling fee: 320 yuan/piece.
2. Filing fee for right transfer: transfer or license: 300 yuan/piece; Inheritance: 200 yuan/piece.
3. Software copyright renewal fee: 550 yuan/piece.
4. The fees for Software Copyright Registration Certificate, Software Rights Transfer Filing Certificate and Software Copyright Renewal Certificate are 50 yuan/piece.
5. Change or supplement the registration fee: 150 yuan/piece.
6. Objection request fee: 150 yuan/piece.
7. Review request fee: 150 yuan/piece.
8. Custody fee of software source program: 100 pages or less 120 yuan, and 2 yuan will be charged for each additional page exceeding 100 pages.
9. Requirements for deferred processing fee: first time 100 yuan/piece; The second 200 yuan/times.
Second, what is the scope of acceptance in copyright registration?
Copyright registration involves works listed in Article 3 of the Copyright Law, such as written works, oral works, artistic photography works, film and television works, video works, engineering and product design drawings and their descriptions.
Copyright Law Article 3 Works mentioned in this Law include works in the fields of literature, art, natural science, social science and engineering technology. Created in the following form:
(1) Written works;
(2) Oral works;
(3) Music, drama, folk art, dance and acrobatic works;
(4) Artistic and architectural works;
(5) Photographic works;
(6) cinematographic works and works created by similar cinematographic methods;
(seven) engineering design drawings, product design drawings, maps, schematic diagrams and other graphic works and model works;
(8) Computer software;
(9) Other works as prescribed by laws and administrative regulations.
Whether the copyright owner wants to apply for copyright registration needs to consider which is higher, the registration fee or the cost of safeguarding rights. But to make this judgment, you need to have a good understanding of copyright protection. We suggest that you consult a professional intellectual property lawyer, who will help you analyze the problem according to the specific situation.