After patent application, trademark registration and copyright registration, there is a protection period belonging to them. Software copyright is a category of copyright, and copyright is the copyright of actions. So how long is the software copyright period? Software Why is the protection time of copyright longer than that of patent protection? What are the differences between personal and corporate forms of copyright? How long is the duration of software copyright? Why is the protection time longer than patent protection? Computer software refers to computer programs and related documents. Protected software must be developed independently by the developer, that is, it must be original, and at the same time, it must be fixed on some tangible object rather than existing in the developer's mind. The protection period of natural person software copyright in my country stipulates that the protection period of a natural person's software copyright is the natural person's life and 50 years after his death, ending on December 31 of the 50th year after the natural person's death; the software is jointly developed and ends at the last death December 31 of the 50th year after the death of the natural person. In fact, it can be seen that the software copyright life is already relatively long. The protection period for software copyright of legal persons or other organizations. my country’s Copyright Law stipulates that the protection period for software copyrights of legal persons or other organizations is 50 years, ending on the 50th year after the software is first published. December 31, but software that has not been published within 50 years from the date of completion of development is no longer protected. The software copyright life is longer than the patent life. If the price of a book is too high, books in the same direction will appear as competitors; and the technology monopolized by the patent is sometimes difficult to replace, and the patentee can choose licensees one by one (different from Copyright, I can usually buy all the books you can buy), and sometimes they are not even willing to license it to anyone, so it has a strong monopoly. Therefore, not only is the protection time short, but it is also subject to compulsory authorization. How long is a software copyright? Why is it longer than patent protection? We have answered this question for you here. If you have more questions about software copyright, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property Rights, or contact us by phone.