The copyright is so strict, why are there so many covers and thefts

1. Copyright Registration.

The copyright registration service realizes the registration of the copyright owner or the copyright registration person. After individual users and unit users register, they can apply for copyright registration of their works through the platform, automatically generate an application form, and submit identity certificates, work samples and related attachments. The Copyright Office will review your copyrighted work and notify you whether the registration is successful by email, SMS, etc., so that you can further process the work.

For the successfully registered works, you can host the works online to protect the security of the works, and at the same time, you can entrust the works to the relevant departments to display and trade the works. While facilitating the management of copyright administrative organs, the registration platform greatly simplifies the time and labor costs spent by copyright holders on copyright registration, and improves work efficiency.

2. Works that fall under one of the following circumstances shall not be registered.

1. Works that are not protected by copyright law.

2. Works beyond the copyright protection period.

3. Works that are prohibited from being published and disseminated in accordance with the law.

3. The registration of a work falling under one of the following circumstances shall be cancelled.

1. After registration, it is found that there are any circumstances stipulated in Article 4 of the copyright.

2. It is found that it is inconsistent with the facts after registration.

3. The applicant applies for cancellation of the registration of the original work.

4. After registration, it is found that it is a duplicate registration.

Fourth, the registration process.

User registration: Individual users and unit users open the Shandong Provincial Bureau of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television**, click on the copyright registration at the bottom right, and then click on the registration window at the top right, and enter the login window after successful registration.

After filling in, submit it to the Provincial Copyright Office for review.

The Provincial Copyright Office shall review the legality of the submitted works, refuse to register the works that do not comply with the provisions of laws and regulations, and register and issue certificates to the works that comply with the provisions of laws and regulations.

If the parties find that they have received money or goods, the parties may complain to the Jining Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Press and Publication and the Provincial Copyright Bureau.

Is it strict? I think the cost of breaking the law is still very low.

Only when certain conditions are met can the cover be regarded as infringement. If the cover singer is for profit and does not have the permission of the copyright owner, it is an infringement. If the cover singer is only for non-profit purposes such as teaching and personal appreciation, and without the permission of the copyright owner, it is not considered to infringe the copyright.

If the cover of another person's song is performed for general benefit, and no fees are collected from the public or remuneration is not paid to the performer, no remuneration may be paid to the performer without the permission of the copyright owner. However, using someone else's song to participate in commercial competitions without authorization, and conducting live TV broadcasts, filming MVs, etc., for commercial purposes involves infringement, including singing in bars and singer covers** online dissemination, which may involve infringement. In the case of cover songs, without the permission of the copyright owner, those who reproduce, distribute, perform, screen, broadcast, compile, or disseminate their works to the public through information networks shall, according to the circumstances, bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the impact, making formal apologies, and compensating for losses; and where the circumstances are serious, the administrative copyright management department may also confiscate the main purpose for the production of the infringing copy.

materials, tools, equipment, etc.; where a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility is pursued in accordance with law. As long as it is not engaged in business for the purpose of business, it is generally not necessary to bear the corresponding tort liability, and if you cover the song for commercial use, you will have to bear the corresponding legal consequences.

Extended Material: What is the difference between an author and a copyright owner?

The difference between a copyright owner and an author: The copyright owner is not necessarily the author, but the author may be the copyright owner. The copyright owner is the subject of protection under the Copyright Law

That is, the person who enjoys the copyright right and bears the copyright obligation; Article 9 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that "copyright owners include: 1. Authors; 2. Other citizens, legal persons, or unincorporated entities that enjoy copyright in accordance with this Law.

Legal basisArticle 42 of the Copyright Law provides that producers of audio and video recordings who use the works of others to produce audio or video recordings shall obtain permission from the owner of the right to mitigate losses and pay remuneration. Producers of sound recordings may use the first delayed work of others that have been lawfully recorded as sound recordings to produce sound recordings, without the permission of the copyright owner, but shall pay remuneration in accordance with provisions; It shall not be used if the owner of the right to disturb God declares that it is not allowed to use.

Article 43: Producers of audio or video recordings shall conclude a contract with the performers and pay remuneration when producing audio or video recordings. Article 44: Licensees reproducing, distributing, or disseminating audio or video recordings to the public through information networks shall simultaneously obtain permission from the copyright owner and performers, and pay remuneration; When a licensee rents out audio or video recordings, it shall also obtain the performer's permission and pay remuneration.

Legal Analysis: If a cover of someone else's song is performed for the benefit of the general benefit of the cover program, and no fees are collected from the public or remuneration is not paid to the performer, no remuneration may be paid to the performer without the permission of the copyright owner. However, using someone else's song to participate in commercial competitions without authorization, and conducting live TV broadcasts, filming MVs, etc., for commercial purposes, involves infringement, including singing in bars and singer covers** online dissemination, etc., which may involve infringement.

Legal basis: Article 16 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China: Where a work produced by adaptation, translation, annotation, arrangement, or compilation is used for publication, performance, or production of audio or video recordings, permission shall be obtained from the copyright owner of the work and the copyright owner of the original work, and remuneration shall be paid.

Article 38: Performers who use the works of others to perform shall obtain permission from the copyright owner and pay remuneration. If a performance organizer organizes a performance, the organizer obtains permission from the copyright owner and pays remuneration.

Legal basis: Article 49 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China Where copyright or copyright-related rights are infringed, the infringer shall compensate according to the actual losses of the right holder; Where it is difficult to calculate the actual losses, compensation may be given in accordance with the infringer's unlawful gains. The amount of compensation shall also include the reasonable expenses paid by the right holder to stop the infringement.