Article 3 of China's Inheritance Law stipulates that heritage includes citizens' copyright (copyright) and property rights in patent rights. Generally speaking, the successor's inheritance of copyright is mainly to inherit the property right of the work within the remaining effective period after the author's death. During the period from the author's death to the expiration of copyright, the heirs can enjoy the property rights of the original author's works.
Therefore, Article 19 of China's Copyright Law stipulates: If the copyright belongs to a citizen, after the death of the citizen, the rights specified in Item 5 to Item 1 of Article/kloc-0 of this Law shall be transferred in accordance with the provisions of the Inheritance Law within the protection period specified in this Law. Accordingly, the person who obtains the copyright property right through inheritance can become the subject of the copyright legal relationship.