It is relatively simple to apply for copyright of a work, and the phone bill is not much, usually 100-300.

For specific charging details, please check the website of China Copyright Protection Center.

Materials required to apply for work copyright registration:

(1) "Application Form for Work Copyright Registration";

(2) Copy of applicant's identity document Documents:

(3) Documents proving ownership of rights;

(4) Samples of works (samples of works in paper or electronic media can be submitted);

( 5) Description of the work (please write it from three aspects: the purpose of creation, the creative process, and the originality of the work, and attach the signature of the applicant and indicate the date of signature);

(6) When entrusting another person to apply on your behalf, the agent The applicant should submit the applicant’s authorization letter (power of attorney) and a copy of the agent’s identity document.

Extended information

Civil liability

refers to the civil legal consequences that an infringer should bear for committing an infringement.

1. Copyright infringements subject to civil liability. First, infringement causes damage to the legitimate rights and interests of others. The fact of damage is the prerequisite for tort liability. Second, there is a causal relationship between the actor's behavior and the fact of damage, and the actor's behavior causes or facilitates the occurrence of the fact of damage. Third, the perpetrator committed the infringement due to fault. Fourth, the perpetrator must have civil capacity.

2. Form of civil liability

(1) Stop the infringement. In order to stop the infringement in a timely manner and prevent the damage from expanding, the victim may request the people's court to order the infringer to immediately stop the ongoing infringement. For example, at the request of the injured person, the people's court can order a publishing house that publishes infringing books to immediately stop publishing and distribute the infringing books, and the published books should be recovered, sealed, and destroyed.

(2) Eliminate the impact. If the infringer bears this responsibility, he should take effective measures to explain the truth of the matter and eliminate the negative impact of his infringement on the copyright owner.

(3) Announce an apology. That is, it should be in a way that can be understood by the public. Acknowledge the infringement and apologize to the copyright owner.

(4) Compensation for losses. Compensation for losses is also called damages. It means that the infringer uses his own property to make up for the damage caused by his behavior to the recipient.

For compensation for property damage, the actual damage including direct damage and indirect damage shall be used as the standard for determining the amount of compensation. Compensation exceeding the actual damage is not allowed. Compensation for mental damage usually provides for cessation of infringement, restoration of dishonor, and limited economic compensation.

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