The copyright of a web novel was usually owned by the copyright owner of the web novel, which was also the owner of the novel website.
The copyright refers to the rights of the author or other copyright owners to their works, including adaptation, translation, distribution, display, reproduction, performance, broadcast, adaptation, production of electronic games or other media, etc. According to copyright law, copyrights can be divided into the following specific categories: 1. Literature copyright: Including the copyright of novels, poems, essays, plays, movies, music, dances, and other literary works. 2. Art copyright: Including the copyright of paintings, sculptures, photography, architecture, and other works of art. 3. Film works and television program copyrights: This includes the copyrights of films, television series, documentaries, and other film works and television programs. 4. Radio works copyright: including radio programs, sound recordings, music recordings and other radio works copyright. 5. The copyrights of compiled works: including the copyrights of the compiled works such as adaptation, translation, compilation, etc. 6. Laws, administrative documents, and other official documents: Including government documents, legal documents, contracts, announcements, and other official documents. 7. The copyright of the logo and design works: including the copyright of the logo, brand, packaging, and other logo and design works. It should be noted that different types of copyright have different scope of protection, rights requirements, and acts of copyright violation. Therefore, when carrying out copyright protection, it is necessary to choose the appropriate category according to the actual situation.
The copyrights were divided into physical works and online copyrights. Physical works referred to books, journals, newspapers, records, music, movies, television dramas, and other works that were created and directly presented in the real world. Online copyright referred to the copyright enjoyed when a work was published, disseminated, and shared on an online platform. Whether it is a physical work or an online copyright, the copyright enjoyed by the copyright owner includes but is not limited to: 1. Reproduction rights: You can legally copy, distribute, perform, broadcast, exhibit, and spread your work. 2. Right of adaptation: You can obtain the copyright by adapting, translating, compiling, sorting, and other creative acts. 3. Right of Information Network Transmission: You can transmit the information network of your work and publicly transmit your work on the information network. 4. Right to protect the integrity of the work: To continue writing, add, delete, modify, and other creative acts of the work, you need to obtain copyright. 5. Right of signature: During the creation process, the author's name and the title of the work must be indicated. It should be noted that the protection measures for online copyright are relatively limited. For example, the copyright protection period of music works is only 20 years, and the copyright protection period of movies and television dramas is only 10 years. You need to apply for copyright protection in time.
The copyrights of online novels were usually divided into the following categories: 1. Right of adaptation: The right to adapt a novel into a movie, TV series, animation, game, and other works. 2. The right to spread information online: the right to spread novels to the public through the Internet, mobile phones, television, radio, and other media. 3. Right to translate: The right to translate the novel into other languages. 4. Compiling Right: The right to compile novels and other works into a work. 5. The right to protect the originals of literary and artistic works: the right to claim the originals and uniqueness of novels to prevent others from plagiarizing and plagiarizing. It should be noted that the copyright protection of online novels was not limited to the above-mentioned rights. It could also include other forms of cooperation, such as authorization to others to produce related works, authorization to others to promote, etc.
Doujinshi referred to re-creations based on existing literary works such as novels, comics, animations, movies, etc. Although doujinshi works had the nature of freedom of creation, according to the relevant provisions of the copyright law, the specific provisions of the copyright violation of doujinshi works depended on whether the works were protected by the copyright law. If a doujinshi work is protected by copyright law, it may violate the following provisions of copyright law: 1. Reproduction right: Without the permission of the copyright owner, no organization or individual may copy, distribute, perform, show, broadcast, or use the existing works through information networks. 2. Right of adaptation: Without the permission of the copyright owner, no organization or individual may adapt, translate, annotate, organize, or recreate an existing work. 3. Creation rights: The author has the right to complete the work independently, including the process of conception, creation, modification, publication, etc. If a doujinshi is based on an existing work, it may violate the creative rights under copyright law. 4. The right to protect the integrity of the work: The author has the right to protect the integrity of the work to prevent others from modifying, destroying or altering it. 5. Right of public communication: The author has the right to publicly communicate his work to the public. If a doujinshi work is publicly distributed without the permission of the copyright owner, it may violate the right of distribution under copyright law. It is important to note that the specific clauses of copyright violation by a doujinshi work depends on whether the work is protected by copyright law. If a doujinshi work is not protected by copyright law, then it may not violate any rights under copyright law.
Doujinshi referred to works based on the same work, including continuation, adaptation, adaptation, translation, and so on. The exact number of copyrights that were violated by a doujinshi depended on the content of the violation. Generally speaking, there were a few basic principles for a doujinshi work to violate copyright, including: 1. Reproduction right: Any act of copying, distribution, performance, screening, broadcasting, or information network transmission without the permission of the copyright owner shall constitute an violation of the reproduction right. 2. Right of adaptation: Any adaptation of an existing work, including changing the structure, content, plot, characters, etc., also requires the permission of the copyright owner. 3. Right of translation: Translating the original text of a work into another language also requires permission from the copyright owner. 4. Creation sharing rights: works created in the same way without the permission of the copyright owner can be classified as creative sharing works, but other conditions must be met. 5. Right of honor: The copyright owner has the right of honor for his work, including the name of the protected work, the name of the author, the author's unit, and other information. If a doujinshi work violates any of the above principles, it may constitute copyright violation. Therefore, when creating doujinshi works, one had to abide by the relevant laws and regulations to avoid violating the copyright of others.
The copyright of online novels and works that were cited were as follows: The copyright of online novels usually belongs to the author or the copyright agency, not the website itself. If the online novel was authorized by the copyright owner, the website could display, distribute, and sell it. However, if the website were to spread and sell without permission, it might face legal action from the copyright party. 2. The copyright of a quoted work was a bit complicated. Under normal circumstances, the copyright of a cited work should be protected unless the cited work has been published or is protected by copyright. This means that if the work is not published, the copyright of the work does not belong to anyone but to the copyright owner of the original work. If the cited work has been publicly published, it may involve copyright issues depending on the way and degree of the cited work. 3. You should be careful when dealing with copyright issues. If the work is cited without the permission of the copyright owner, it should be appropriately cited and dealt with to avoid copyright disputes. In addition, if the work has been authorized by the copyright owner, you should abide by the terms of the authorization to avoid possible legal consequences. 4. To avoid copyright issues, you can seek a copyright agent or authorization to ensure that the work you are referring to receives appropriate copyright protection. At the same time, the creation and distribution of quoted works should also follow copyright laws and regulations to avoid possible legal consequences.
The types of online copyrights include: 1. Reproduction right: refers to the act of spreading other people's works through the Internet without indicating the author, source, etc., or directly copying other people's works without authorization. 2. Right of adaptation: refers to the act of changing, transplanting, adapting, or translating another person's work, or adapting or translating another person's work through the Internet. 3. Right of distribution: refers to the act of distributing, selling, renting, exhibiting, performing, broadcasting, adapting, or translating the works of others to the public through the Internet. 4. The right to spread information on the Internet: refers to the act of providing the public with the works of others through the Internet and allowing others to access, use, modify, adapt, or translate the works of others through the Internet. The right to protect the integrity of a work: refers to the act of not deleting, altering, or destroying the original content of the work when it is transmitted on the Internet. 6. The right of authorization: refers to the act of indicating the author's name, source, and other information in the title, content, and description of the work when spreading others 'works on the Internet. 7. Right of Honor: It refers to the act of giving affirmation, praise, and rewards to other people's works when they spread their works through the Internet. These acts may violate the author's copyright, trademark rights, patent rights, and other rights, and the author must bear the corresponding legal responsibility.
The copyrights of Doujin derived from online novels included: 1. Original novel copyright: The author of the online novel owns the copyright of the original novel, including the rights to adapt, translate, continue, and create derivative works. Therefore, if you want to create a derivative work based on the original novel, you need to obtain the authorization of the original author. 2. The copyright of the original novel adaptation: If the online novel is adapted into a movie, TV series, animation, or other forms of work, the person who adapted it needs to obtain the authorization of the original novel author. The adaptation may involve the modification, removal, or replacement of the copyright of the original novel. The rights of the author of the original novel must be respected. 3. The copyright of the original novel: If the original novel is authorized as a comic, game, novel, movie, or other form of work, the corresponding peripheral works also need to be authorized by the original novel author. For example, if the original novel was 'Dream of the Red Chamber', then the adaptation of Lin Daiyu's acting work would need to be authorized by Mr. Cao Xueqin. 4. Derivative copyright of the original novel: If the storyline of the online novel is related to the original novel and produces a new storyline and character, the corresponding derivative works also need to obtain the authorization of the original novel author. For example, if the original novel was Journey to the West, then the adapted Journey to the West TV series, movies, games, and other works needed to be authorized by the author of the original novel. It is important to note that unauthorized derivative works may violate the copyright of the original author. Therefore, when creating derivative works, you must first understand the rights and authorization of the original author and strictly abide by relevant laws and regulations.
It could be seen that buying and selling the copyrights of online novels was a common phenomenon. Some well-known web novels, such as Ghost Blows Out the Light, Douluo Continent, and Heavenly Official's Blessing, had sold their copyrights at high prices. For example, the copyright fee for the Heavenly Official's Blessing had reached 40 million. These top authors achieved wealth freedom by selling copyrights, and the online literature platform also received considerable profits from it. In addition, some web novels had already sold the film adaptation rights during the period of their serializations. Some works had even been pre-ordered before they were written. However, there was no specific information about the online novel that was sold, so it was impossible to give a specific recommendation.
Online copyright refers to the rights of people who create, distribute, and share works of literature, art, and music on the Internet. Its characteristics include: 1. Regionality: The scope of protection of online copyright and the ownership of rights are based on the location of the network environment where the work was created. That is, the copyright of the work is enjoyed by the copyright owner of the place where the author is located. 2. Virtuality: The object of protection of online copyright is virtual works, that is, works of literature, art, music, and so on created on the Internet. 3. Sharing: One of the elements of online copyright violation is the act of copying, distributing, performing, exhibiting, performing, etc. without the permission of the copyright owner. 4. Timeliness: The validity of online copyright is generally 10 years from the date of completion of the author's creation. 5. Automatic protection: The online copyright owner automatically protects his work, which means that the copyright is automatically obtained after the creation of the work without the author's prior application. Relativeness: Relativeness of online copyright rights means that the copyright owner of the work has certain restrictions on the rights enjoyed by his work. The rights of the copyright owner are not absolute but are restricted and restricted by other laws, regulations, policies, etc. The characteristics of online copyright determine some differences between it and the copyright law. For example, the elements of the copyright of the network are different from the elements of the works in the copyright law. The methods of protecting the rights of the network copyright are also different from the methods in the copyright law.