Is there copyright in translating other people's works?

Translation of other people's works enjoys the copyright of the translated works. Translate Zhu Ziqing's Back into English, and you can enjoy the copyright of this English work.

Translation right, that is, the right to convert a work from one language to another, is one of the property rights in copyright.

Without the authorization of the author, others are not allowed to translate the work into other languages at will. Therefore, if you want to translate an existing work, the translator should first obtain the permission of the copyright owner of the original work and pay him a reasonable remuneration. Translators can enjoy the copyright of works translated after authorization.

According to the provisions of China's Copyright Law, the protection period of the publication right and 14 property right stipulated in the Copyright Law for the works of legal persons or other organizations is 50 years, and the copyright (except the right of signature) is enjoyed by legal persons or other organizations.

It has been 7 1 year since Zhu Ziqing died, which has exceeded the protection period stipulated by the copyright law, so his works have entered the public domain. All rights except the personal rights such as the right of signature, the right of modification and the right to protect the integrity of works are free to the public and are no longer protected by copyright law.

Therefore, the translation of his work "The Back" no longer needs the authorization of the copyright owner, and it can be translated freely to obtain the copyright of the translated works.

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How long is the copyright protection period of all kinds of works?

The protection period of the author's personal rights, such as the right of signature, the right of revision and the right to protect the integrity of the work, is not limited.

2. For citizens' works, the copyright law stipulates that the protection period of publishing right and 14 property right is 50 years before the author's death and ends at 65438+February 3/day in the fiftieth year after the author's death; If it is a cooperative work, the deadline is 65438+February 3 1 50 years after the death of the last dead author. ?

3. For works of legal persons or other organizations, and works whose copyright (except the right of signature) is enjoyed by legal persons or other organizations, the protection period of publishing right and 14 property right stipulated in the Copyright Law is 50 years, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after the first publication of the works. However, if the work is not published within 50 years after the creation is completed, this law will no longer protect it.

4. For cinematographic works and works created by methods similar to cinematographic and photographic works, the protection period of publishing right and 14 property right stipulated in the Copyright Law is fifty years, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after the first publication of the works. However, if the work is not published within 50 years after the creation is completed, the copyright law will no longer be protected.

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