Today, the age of technology and information, especially the popularity of the internet and mobile devices, has changed the way we access and consume information and entertainment. However, television programs are still an indispensable daily spiritual food for many people. It not only plays a role in providing entertainment information and creating global connections but is also an industry that brings many economic benefits. So how does the law protect copyright for television programs? Please follow the article of VCD below.
1. What is a television program?
A program is a general summary of the planned activities in a certain order and in a certain period of time. Television is the transmission of images, often with sound, over long distances by radio or wire (according to the Vietnamese dictionary of Professor Hoang Phe).
From a legal perspective, according to the provisions of the 2016 Press Law and Circular No. 03/2018/TT-BTTTT, a television program is defined as a collection of news and articles on television on a topic within a certain duration, with signs of beginning and end.
To understand more fully, a television program is a creative product consisting of a collection of many works linked together based on a central creative idea, expressed in the form of images and sounds, transmitted to the public by production entities and broadcasting organizations through performances and television broadcasting activities and must comply with legal regulations on the scope of content and form.
2. Copyright protection for television programs
a. Basis for establishing rights:
Copyright for television programs arises automatically from the moment the work associated with the television program is created and expressed in a certain material form regardless of content, quality, medium, or language. A television program can be created from many raw materials or the television program itself is an independent type of work. Copyright protection does not depend on whether the work has been published or not, registered or not.
b. Subject of rights:
Copyright for television programs is the right to creative works in the fields of literature, art, and science. A television program is the expression of the creative and unique intellectual labor of many subjects, and is a way of expressing the ideas, thoughts, feelings, and concepts of creative authors. Therefore, it requires that the television program no longer exists in the form of ideas, in the form of invisible consciousness, but has been revealed to the outside world so that it can be identified.
This requirement is the basis for the protection of television programs. If this requirement is not met, copyright will not arise.
c. Regarding the copyright subject:
The copyright subject can be a screenwriter, cameraman, film editor, music composer, art designer, sound designer, lighting designer, stage director, choreographer, etc., or anyone who performs creative work for television programs. Each subject has certain roles and tasks, and their creative products also have their own characteristics that are protected by copyright. Individuals protected by copyright are individuals who directly create the works that make up a television program. They can be independent authors, co-authors or a group of authors. In addition, the copyright owner of a television program is an individual or organization that invests finance and technical facilities to produce the works contained in the television program; Usually broadcasting organizations and television stations have the right to publish works or allow others to publish works and hold property rights.
d. Regarding the content of rights:
Usually, copyright is divided into two types: personal rights and property rights. These rights are granted to copyright owners for a certain period of time to compensate for the creative efforts, time and money of these owners to create works, with the effect of encouraging creative activities.
3. The role of copyright protection for television programs
- Is the legal basis for copyright owners to exercise exclusive commercial exploitation rights, promote and encourage creative activities in the field of television.
- Copyright protection for television programs is a legal corridor to prevent copyright infringement, attracting investment protection in the field of television.
- Copyright protection for television programs is a tool to ensure competition in the television sector, improve the quality of television products and the spiritual life of the people.
- It is a tool to implement international commitments on copyright in general and promote international cooperation in the television sector in particular.
Above is the article “Copyright protection for television programs” that VCD sends to you. We hope this article is useful to you.
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