Legal analysis: After registering a software copyright, you do not need to pay an annual fee, but you need to pay a certain fee when registering. Software copyright is automatically acquired, that is, it is automatically protected by copyright law from the date the software is developed. However, in order to better protect software copyright, the country has established a voluntary registration system for software copyright. Software copyright registration is a voluntary registration, unlike patent rights and trademark rights, which require application, registration and other procedures stipulated by law. Therefore, software copyright registration only requires a one-time registration fee, and no annual fee is required.
Legal basis: Article 14 of the "Computer Software Protection Regulations" Software copyright arises from the date of completion of software development. For software copyrights of natural persons, the protection period is the natural person’s life and 50 years after his or her death, ending on December 31 of the 50th year after the death of the natural person; for software developed through cooperation, the protection period ends on December 31 of the 50th year after the death of the last natural person. March 31st. The protection period for software copyrights of legal persons or other organizations is 50 years, ending on December 31 of the 50th year after the software was first published. However, if the software has not been published within 50 years from the date of completion of development, this regulation will no longer protect it.