Do oral works fall within the scope of copyright protection?

Oral works are also protected by copyright. The works referred to in the "Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China" include works of literature, art and natural sciences, social sciences, engineering technology and other works created in the following forms .

1. Written works;

2. Oral works;

3. Music, drama, folk art, dance, acrobatic art works;

5. Photographic works;

6. Film works and works created in a manner similar to photography;

7 , engineering design drawings, product design drawings, maps, schematic diagrams and other graphic works and model works;

8. Computer software;

9. Other works specified by laws and regulations.

2. Objects not protected by copyright law

(1) Works whose publication and dissemination are prohibited by law.

(2) It is not applicable to the objects protected by copyright law.

1. Laws, regulations, resolutions, decisions, orders of state agencies and other documents of a legislative, administrative and judicial nature and their official official translations.

2. Current affairs news.

(3) Objects that lack the essential requirements of the work. Calendar, general number tables, general tables and formulas, etc.

3. How long is the copyright protection period?

1. The author is a citizen, and the protection period is the author’s lifetime plus 50 years after his death. The protection period for a collaborative work is the life of the author plus 50 years after death, starting from the time of death of the last author to die.

2. For legal person works, the protection period is 50 years from the first publication of the work. Unpublished, 50 years after creation.

3. Film works, works created using methods similar to filmmaking, and photographic works have a protection period of 50 years from the first publication of the work. Unpublished, 50 years after creation.

4. The protection period for works of unknown author is 50 years from the first publication, but once the author’s identity is determined, general regulations will apply.

5. The protection period of the publisher’s layout design right is 10 years from the first publication.

Theoretically, oral works are copyrighted, but if the party concerned does not have relevant evidence to prove that the work was dictated by him/her, copyright disputes may easily arise if someone else creates his/her oral works. , so in order to protect copyright, it is best to express the work in text or other forms.