Can art works be printed on products after copyright registration?
Hello, art works refer to plane or three-dimensional plastic art works with aesthetic significance, such as painting, calligraphy, sculpture, etc., which are composed of paper strips, colors or other ways. Generally speaking, works of art include not only paintings, landscape paintings, sketches, traditional Chinese paintings, calligraphy and other works of art created on the plane, but also three-dimensional works of art such as stamps, jade carvings, bamboo carvings, stone statues and bronze statues. Practical works of art, such as decorative cloth, can be protected by copyright law as works of art if their patterns and colors are original in design and aesthetics. At the same time, if they meet the requirements of the patent law, they can also apply for patents. How to register the copyright of artistic works (1) Subject of application: According to the Copyright Law and the Trial Law on Voluntary Registration of Works of the National Copyright Administration, all authors, other citizens, legal persons or unincorporated units, exclusive rights holders and their agents can apply for the registration of works. (II) Significance of works registration: Copyright registration is established to implement the copyright law and meet the actual needs of copyright owners and related rights holders. These works have played an active role in clarifying the legitimate rights of copyright owners. The obligee may take the registered articles as the preliminary proof of ownership, and the registration certificate may be used as evidence when the people's court or the copyright administrative department handles copyright dispute cases. (3) Documents submitted for copyright registration of works of art: 1. Fill in the application for work registration, work registration form, right guarantee, and submit the original and photocopy of the work, and the description of the work (explaining the creative ideas, main features and contents of the work, etc.). ); 2. The identity certificate of the applicant; 3. If a cooperative work applies for registration, it shall also submit a copy of the ID card of the co-author (if the co-author is a unit, a copy of the business license or legal person code certificate and a copy of the ID card of the legal representative), the original and a copy of the co-creation contract or agreement; 4. If the copyright owner applies for the registration of a commissioned creation, it shall also submit a copy of the ID card of the copyright owner and creator (if the copyright owner and creator are units, a copy of the business license or legal person code certificate and a copy of the ID card of the legal representative shall be submitted), the original and a copy of the commissioned creation contract or agreement; 5. To apply for the registration of job works, a copy of the author's ID card, a copy of the business license or legal person code certificate of the copyright owner or exclusive user, a copy of the legal representative's ID card, the employment contract and the original and copy of the copyright ownership certificate shall be submitted; 6. When applying for the registration of artistic works or photographic works, the applicant shall submit two photos of the works (no more than 3r, which can be printed by computer) in addition to the above-mentioned relevant materials, one of which shall be posted in the lower left margin of the application for the registration of works, and the other shall be submitted together with the materials. Copyright registration is established to implement the copyright law and meet the actual needs of copyright owners and related rights holders. These works have played an active role in clarifying the legal rights of copyright owners. The obligee may take the registered articles as the preliminary proof of ownership, and the registration certificate may be used as evidence when the people's court or the copyright administrative department handles copyright dispute cases. I hope I can help you adopt it.