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What does song copyright mean?

Legal analysis: The copyright of a song means the legal rights that the creator of a musical work has over his or her creation. Mainly include: property rights such as performance rights, copy rights, broadcast rights, network transmission rights, and signature rights of musical works, as well as moral rights such as the right to protect the integrity of the work. In addition, celebrities, artists, and individuals are not allowed to cover songs, spoof, or adapt original songs at concerts, TV shows, online broadcasts, public events, etc., without the consent of the original work. Otherwise, they will be sued by the original work company for huge compensation. Infringement fees.

Legal basis: "Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 10 Copyright includes the following personal rights and property rights:

(1) Right of publication, which determines whether the work is made public Rights;

(2) Right of signature, that is, the right to indicate the identity of the author and sign the work;

(3) Right of modification, that is, the right to modify or authorize others to modify the work;

(4) The right to protect the integrity of the work, that is, the right to protect the work from distortion and tampering;

(5) The right to reproduce, that is, the right to print, copy, rub, record, The right to make one or more copies of the work by video recording, ripping, remaking, digitizing, etc.;

(6) Distribution right, that is, the right to provide the original or copies of the work to the public by selling or donating it ;

(7) Rental rights, that is, the right to license others to temporarily use the originals or copies of audio-visual works and computer software for a fee, unless computer software is not the main subject of the lease;

(8) Exhibition rights, that is, the right to publicly display originals or copies of art works and photographic works;

(9) Performance rights, that is, the public performance of works, and the public broadcast of works by various means. rights;

(10) Screening rights, that is, the right to publicly reproduce art, photography, audio-visual works, etc. through projectors, slide projectors and other technical equipment;

(11) Broadcasting rights, That is, the right to publicly disseminate or rebroadcast works by wired or wireless means, and to disseminate broadcast works to the public through loudspeakers or other similar tools that transmit symbols, sounds, and images, but does not include the rights specified in item 12 of this paragraph;

(12) The right of information network dissemination, that is, the right to provide the public with wired or wireless means so that the public can obtain the work at the time and place of their choice;

( 13) The right to film, that is, the right to fix the work on a carrier by filming an audio-visual work;

(14) The right to adapt, that is, the right to change the work and create an original new work ;

(15) Translation rights, that is, the right to convert works from one language into another language;

(16) Compilation rights, that is, works or works The right to assemble the fragments into a new work through selection or arrangement;

(17) Other rights that should be enjoyed by the copyright owner.

The copyright owner may permit others to exercise the rights specified in items 5 to 17 of the preceding paragraph and receive remuneration in accordance with the agreement or the relevant provisions of this Law.

The copyright owner may transfer all or part of the rights specified in items 5 to 17 of paragraph 1 of this article and receive remuneration in accordance with the agreement or the relevant provisions of this law.