Short videos are protected by copyright. Short video works need to meet the three conditions of specific expression in the fields of literature, art and science, be original, and be able to be copied in tangible form, so it becomes reasonable to be protected by copyright.

The current short video types can be roughly divided into several categories based on their content formats:

1. Short documentary type: Most of these short videos are short documentaries. Presented in a formal format, the content is relatively complete and the production is relatively sophisticated, and advertising may be inserted into it. The duration is generally about 1 minute to 3 minutes.

2. Internet celebrity IP type: This type of short video is mainly produced and released by Internet celebrities with high recognition on the Internet. The content is generally closer to life, but it will be based on what the Internet celebrity is good at. It varies depending on the field (such as music, dance, games, literature, fun, etc.), and the duration is about 3 minutes.

3. Situational short drama type: The content of this type of short video is mainly creative or funny, and the length varies from more than ten seconds to about 5 minutes depending on the plot content. Typical of these short videos are grassroots spoof sitcoms. The above-mentioned "No one has this IQ" is a short sitcom-type video.

4. Skill sharing type: This type of short video includes skill sharing on popular science, travel, beauty, etc., and lasts about 1 minute.

5. Creative editing type: This type of video is generally produced based on existing videos, using editing skills and creativity to intercept fragments, add special effects, or add commentary, commentary and other elements. It's done, and the duration is basically about 5 minutes. The above-mentioned "PPAP" is a short video produced by editing.

6. Casual sharing: This type of video is generally a life record video that users shoot and upload casually. The content may be life scenes, natural scenery, meeting recording clips, etc.; the duration is generally Between seconds and 3 minutes.

7. Highlight clip type: This type of video is generally highlights of film and television dramas and sports events. Especially during the popular period of certain dramas, relevant video scenes in the drama are classified and edited, or popular events. Before and after, some game video footage is made into GIF animations; the duration is generally between a few seconds and 3 minutes.

2. What are the objects of copyright protection?

1. Literary works. Literary works refer to works that express the author's feelings and thoughts in the form of language and characters, or other symbols equivalent to language and characters.

2. Oral works. Oral works refer to works created in spoken language and not fixed in any material carrier, such as speeches, lectures, court debates, speeches, sermons, etc.

3. Art works of music, drama, folk arts, dance and acrobatics.

4. Fine arts and architectural works. Art works refer to paintings, calligraphy, sculptures and other aesthetically significant plane or three-dimensional plastic arts works composed of lines, colors or other methods.

5. Photography works. A photographic work refers to a work of art that reproduces the image of an objective object on a photosensitive material with the help of photographic equipment and the rational use of optical and chemical principles.

6. Film works and works created using methods similar to filmmaking. Film works and works created using methods similar to filmmaking refer to works that are shot on a certain recording medium, consist of a series of pictures with or without sound, and are projected and played with the help of appropriate devices.

7. Engineering design, product design drawings, maps, schematic diagrams and other graphic works and model works. Graphic works refer to engineering design drawings and product design drawings drawn for construction and production, as well as maps, schematic diagrams and other works that reflect geographical phenomena and explain the principles or structures of things.

8. Computer software. Computer software refers to computer programs and related documents. A computer program refers to a set of coded instructions executed by a computer in order to obtain a certain result, or a set of symbolic instructions or symbolic statements that can be automatically converted into coded instructions.

9. Other works stipulated by laws and administrative regulations. This is a flexible clause.

With the development of science and technology and cultural undertakings, some new forms of works may appear in the future. This provision can enable the law to maintain a certain degree of stability and flexibility for a long period of time.

10. Folk literature and art works. The scope of folk literature and art works is very wide, such as stories, legends, fables, chronicles, myths, narrative poems, dance, music, plastic arts, architectural art, etc., all fall into this category.

Copyright protection has received a certain amount of attention because people are using more and more short videos, photos, text and other forms of creation in their lives. Failure to protect copyright will damage the legitimate rights and interests of authors. , allowing theft and plagiarism to breed. We hope that netizens will respect the creations of others in daily online communication and obtain the consent of the original author before spreading.