Copyright has a time limit. The Copyright Law (revised in 2020 and implemented since 20021.6.1) has the following provisions on the time of copyright protection: Article 23 The period of protection of natural persons' 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 before the author's death and ends at/kloc-0 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. For the works of a legal person or an unincorporated organization, and the work of a post in which the copyright (except the right of signature) is enjoyed by a legal person or an unincorporated organization, the protection period of the right of publication is fifty years, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after the creation of the work; The term of protection of 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 work. However, if the work is not published within 50 years after the creation is completed, this law will no longer protect it. For audio-visual works, the protection period of the right of publication is fifty years, ending on 65438+February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after the creation of the works; The term of protection of 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 work. However, if the work is not published within 50 years after the creation is completed, this law will no longer protect it. Article 37 Publishers have the right to license or prohibit others from using the layout design of books and periodicals published by them. The term of protection of the rights specified in the preceding paragraph is ten years, ending on the 10 day after the first publication of the books and periodicals designed in this format. Article 39 A performer shall enjoy the following rights to his performance: (1) to show that he is a performer; (two) to protect the performance image from distortion; (3) Permitting others to broadcast live and publicly disseminate their live performances, and receiving remuneration; (four) to license others to record and video, and get paid; (five) to permit others to copy, distribute and rent the audio-visual products of their performances, and to receive remuneration; (six) to allow others to spread their performances to the public through the information network and get paid. Where a licensee uses a work in the manner specified in Items (3) to (6) of the preceding paragraph, it shall also obtain the permission of the copyright owner and pay remuneration. Article 41 The term of protection of the rights specified in Items 1 and 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 39 of this Law is not limited. The term of protection of the rights stipulated in Item 3 to Item 6 of Paragraph 1 of Article 39 of this Law is fifty years, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after the performance. Article 47 Without permission, radio stations and television stations have the right to prohibit the following acts: (1) broadcast their radio programs by wired or wireless means; (2) Recording and reproducing radio stations and radio and television; (three) broadcast radio and television to the public through the information network. The exercise of the rights stipulated in the preceding paragraph by radio stations and television stations shall not affect, restrict or infringe upon the exercise of copyright or copyright-related rights by others. The term of protection of rights stipulated in the first paragraph of this article is fifty years, ending on 65438+February 3 1 day in the fiftieth year after the first broadcast of radio and television.

Legal objectivity:

Article 22 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is under any of the following circumstances: (1) To study, research or enjoy the use of other people's published works for individuals; (2) appropriately quoting published works of others in works for the purpose of introducing and commenting on works or explaining problems; (3) inevitably copying and quoting published works in newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media in order to report current news; (4) Newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media publish or broadcast current affairs articles on political, economic and religious issues that have been published by other newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media, unless the author declares that they are not allowed to publish or broadcast; (5) Newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media publish or broadcast speeches delivered at public meetings, unless the author declares that they are not allowed to publish or broadcast; (6) Translating or reproducing a few published works for classroom teaching or scientific research in schools for use by teaching or scientific researchers, but not publishing them; (seven) the use of published works by state organs within the reasonable scope of performing official duties; (eight) libraries, archives, memorial halls, museums, art galleries, etc., in order to display or save the version, copy the works collected by the library; (9) Performing published works for free, without charging fees to the public or paying remuneration to the performers; (ten) copying, painting, photography and video recording of works of art set up or displayed in outdoor public places; (eleven) China citizens, legal persons or other organizations written in Chinese and published in China; (12) Published works are published in Braille. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply to restrictions on the rights of publishers, performers, producers of audio and video recordings, radio stations and television stations.