Object of computer software copyright The object of software copyright refers to computer software, that is, computer programs and related documents. A computer program refers to a coded instruction sequence that can be executed by a computer or other equipment with information processing ability in order to obtain a certain result, or a symbol sequence or a symbol sentence sequence that can be automatically converted into a coded instruction sequence;
The copyright protection period of natural person's computer software is the life of natural person and 50 years after his death, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the 50th year after his death; The software was co-developed, up to 65438+February 3 1 50 years after the death of the last natural person.
The copyright protection period of a legal person or other organization's computer software is 50 years, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the 50th year after the first publication of the software. However, if the software is not published within 50 years from the date of completion of development, it will no longer be protected by law.