Registration of computer software
Release time: 2019-08-27 15:31:30
Computer software is one of the objects protected by the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China. In order to further protect the rights and interests of computer software copyright owners and promote the development of software industry and national economy informationization, the State Council promulgated a new Regulation on the Protection of Computer Software on December 12, 2001, which came into effect on January 1, 2002. This regulation clearly and specifically stipulates the copyright protection of computer software.
The object of software copyright protection is computer programs and related documents. The subject of software copyright protection includes the developer who enjoys the copyright or the owner of other rights who acquire the copyright by means of transfer, inheritance or assignment. Since China has acceded to the Berne Convention, when a computer software is completed by a member of the Convention, its copyright will automatically be protected in China. However, for a computer software completed in a non-member country to protect its copyright in China, the software must first be published in a member country. The term of protection of software copyright of natural person is 50 years after natural person's life and death. Software is developed in collaboration, up to 50 years after the death of the last natural person. Software copyright of legal person or other organization shall be protected for 50 years after the first publication of software.
