1. Computer Software Copyright Registration Guide

1. Fees: To apply for a computer software copyright, you need to pay an official fee of 0 yuan; Note: The software copyright registration fee includes: software copyright registration application fee ( (Including application exception deposit handling fee); software copyright registration certificate fee; software copyright contract registration fee; change or supplementary registration fee; software source program sealing and storage fee

2. Application materials: Applicant requests computer software For copyright, you need to provide a copy of the business license with the official seal of the unit, or a copy of the personal identity.

3. Computer software copyright application time: The time required to apply for copyright is about 30 working days;

4. Natural persons, legal persons or other organizations that independently develop and complete software and through contracts Any natural person, legal person or other organization that agrees, inherits, assigns or accepts software copyright can become the copyright holder. ;

5. The applicant’s computer software copyright needs to meet certain requirements, otherwise it will be rejected.

6. Application conditions: The copyright owners of the software are from multiple parties. You can apply for multiple certificates, one of which is the original and the others are copies. The amount of the original and copies of the certificate cannot exceed the number of copyright holders. .

7. Application department: The department responsible for computer software copyright in my country is the China Copyright Protection Center.

2. Frequently Asked Questions and Notes on Computer Software Copyright

Computer software refers to computer programs and related documents. A computer program refers to a sequence of coded instructions or a sequence of symbolic statements that can achieve a certain function. Documentation refers to the textual information and diagrams used to describe the content, composition, design, functional specifications, development status, test results and usage of the program, such as program design instructions, flow charts, user manuals, etc.

3. How long is the protection period of software copyright?

For software copyright of a natural person, the protection period is the natural person’s lifetime and 50 years after death; the software is developed through cooperation and ends at the last death December 31 of the 50th year after the death of the natural person. The protection period for software copyrights of legal persons or other organizations is 50 years after the software is first published, but if the software is not published within 50 years from the date of completion of development, it will no longer be protected.