The protection period is 50 years before and after the author's death, ending at 65438+February 31in the 50th year after the author's death; If it is a cooperative work, it ends at 65438+February 3 1 50 years after the death of the last deceased author.
2. Time limit for authors to be legal persons and other organizations
The protection period is 50 years, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the 50th year after the first publication of the work; However, if the work is not published within 50 years after creation, the copyright law will no longer protect it.
3. The time limit for a special project
The term of protection of cinematographic works and works created by similar cinematographic methods is 50 years, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the 50th year after the first publication of the works; However, if the work is not published within 50 years after creation, the copyright law will no longer protect it.
The term of protection for a work of unknown author, the right to use and the right to remuneration shall be fifty years after the first publication of the work. The "unidentified author" here refers to the situation that it is difficult to determine the identity of the author because the work is published under a pseudonym, pseudonym, pseudonym or unsigned. If the author determines that within 50 years, the copyright protection period is as stated in it.
Legal basis: Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 20 The transfer of the ownership of an original work does not change the ownership of the copyright of the work, but the right to display the original works of art and photography shall be enjoyed by the original creator. The author transfers the original ownership of unpublished artistic and photographic works to others, and the exhibition of the original works by the transferee does not constitute an infringement on the author's right to publish.
Article 21 If the copyright belongs to a natural person, after the death of the natural person, the rights specified in Items 5 to 17 of Paragraph 1 of Article 10 of this Law shall be transferred according to law within the protection period specified in this Law. If the copyright belongs to a legal person or an organization without legal personality, after the change or termination of the legal person or organization without legal personality, the rights specified in Items (5) to (17) of the first paragraph of Article 10 of this Law shall be enjoyed by the legal person or organization without legal personality who undertakes its rights and obligations within the protection period specified in this Law; If there is no legal person or unincorporated organization that undertakes its rights and obligations, it shall be enjoyed by the state.