On The Copyright Protection Of Works Of Folklore

Works of folklore refers to that have the features of local traditional cultural heritage, and pass from generation to generation in the original places or the spreading places, with the features of collectiveness, regionalism, inheritance, and variability. Because of the impact of various aspects, the development of the works of folklore is facing a plight, the requirements of being protected, is getting more and more urgent, especially on the protection of the copyright.There are still many deficiencies in the protection of the works of folklore, and it is still a vacancy in the protection of specialized legislation, so we should speed up the course of the copyrights legislation. There are rich works of folklore in Hunan, but it also exists so many problems: the subject of right is indefinite, the content is also uncertain, the right's limitation and the time limit of protection have problems, the shortage of Legal liability and regulatory Organization. Because of the intensive regional feature, and the differences of cultural and jural condition in different areas, we can not find out an unitive protective style to adjust the actual situation of all the countries and regions. All above decide that the protection of the works of folklore should be based on the local protection of the copyright's legislation. Hunan is not an exception. Local regulations are easier to be manipulated and more beneficial in protecting the local works of folklore. In the basis of our country's unified regulations of macro protection, each district should draw up corresponding local regulation to protect the local works of folklore' copyright in the micro and specific way. Thereby, they can perfect the protection system of the works of folklore' copyright.