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How long is the copyright term of painting and calligraphy?

The term of use of calligraphy and painting copyright can be divided into two types: 1. The protection period of the right of signature, modification and the right to protect the integrity of works in personal rights is not limited. Second, the right of publication in property rights and personal rights is limited by time. The specific time limit is as follows: 1. The term of protection of the publication right and property right of citizens' works is 50 years before and after the author's death; 2. The protection period of the right of publication and property rights of works of legal persons or other organizations is fifty years; 3. For film works and photographic works, the protection period of publishing rights and property rights is fifty years. Legal basis: Article 20 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the term of protection of the author's right of signature, modification and the right to protect the integrity of the work is unlimited. Article 21 The protection period of citizens' right of publication and the rights stipulated in Item (5) to Item (17) of Paragraph 1 of Article 10 of this Law shall be the author's life and fifty years after his death, and shall end on 65438+February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after his death; If it is a cooperative work, the deadline is 65438+February 3 1 50 years after the death of the last dead author. The term of protection for the works of a legal person or other organization and the works in which a legal person or other organization enjoys the right to publish and the rights stipulated in Items (5) to (17) of Paragraph 1 of Article 10 of this Law is fifty years, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after the first publication of the works, but the works have not been published within fifty years after the completion of the creation. For cinematographic works and works created by similar cinematographic or photographic methods, the term of protection of the right of publication and the rights specified in Item (5) to Item (17) of Paragraph 1 of Article 10 of this 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, this law will no longer protect it.