Copyright: refers to the general name of property rights and spiritual rights enjoyed by natural persons, legal persons or other organizations for literary, artistic and scientific works.

copyright transfer includes inheritance and inheritance. If the copyright belongs to a citizen, after the death of the citizen, the property right of his works shall be transferred in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Code.

The rights of authorship, modification and integrity protection in copyright are protected by the author's heirs or legatees. If the copyright belongs to a legal person or other organization, after the legal person or other organization changes or terminates, the property right of its works shall be enjoyed by the legal person or other organization that bears its rights and obligations.

Do you need to register the copyright transfer?

The transfer contract can be registered with the software registration agency recognized by the copyright administrative department of the State Council (the National Copyright Administration is in charge of the national software copyright registration management, and the National Copyright Administration recognizes China Copyright Protection Center as the software registration agency. With the approval of the National Copyright Administration, China Copyright Protection Center can set up local software registration offices, emphasizing the principle of voluntary registration.

determination of the effectiveness of copyright transfer; Unlike trademark rights and patent rights, the transfer of copyright does not take effect until it is compulsory to register in relevant laws, and the law stipulates that; Where an exclusive license contract or transfer contract is concluded with the copyright owner, it may be filed with the copyright administrative department. Judging from this, even if the copyright transfer is not filed, it is ok.

Legal basis:

Copyright Law

Article 2

The transfer of the ownership of the original works does not change the ownership of the copyright of the works, but the exhibition right of the original works of art and photography shall be enjoyed by the original owners.

The author transfers the original ownership of unpublished works of art and photography to others, and the exhibition of the original by the transferee does not constitute an infringement on the author's right to publish.