The validity period of computer software copyright is fifty years. According to relevant laws and regulations, the protection period of a natural person’s software copyright is the natural person’s lifetime and 50 years after his or her death, and begins from the date the software development is completed and ends on December 31 of the 50th year after the natural person’s death.
1. Do I need to pay an annual fee for software copyright?
There is no need to pay annual fees after software copyright registration.
1. Software copyright is automatically obtained, 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.
2. Software copyright registration is a voluntary registration. Unlike the acquisition of patent rights and trademark rights, which require application, registration and other procedures stipulated by law, software copyright registration only requires a one-time registration fee. , no annual fee is required.
2. How is the annual software copyright registration fee stipulated?
1. Software copyright is automatically obtained, that is, it is automatically protected by copyright law from the date the software is developed.
2. 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.
3. Therefore, software copyright registration only requires a one-time registration fee, and no annual fee is required.
3. Whether software copyright must be registered
1. Registration is the prerequisite for software copyright to obtain administrative and legal protection
2. Whether software copyright is registered or not depends entirely on On a voluntary basis
Legal basis:
"Computer Software Protection Ordinance"
Article 14
Software copyright begins when the software is developed Produced on the date. 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 no longer protects.