The Right To Play The Online Game Screen

The network game is an emerging industry of the Internet,having the rapid development in recent years.Copyright disputes associated with the network game live are increasing.However,there aren't the define and the classification of Game screen in The Copyright Law definitely.There also aren't the understanding of the unity about its' define and the classification in practice.The article will start with the first case of game live in China,which can introduce a series of questions,such as Whether a number of the images and sound can get protection as works ?If it could be protected,how to classify? Whether need to modify the recent classification of The Copyright Law according.whether the interaction between the players belongs to the creative behavior in law.How to classify it? These questions are worth researching.The article will around these questions to discuss.Besides introduction,the text is divided into four parts.The first part introduces case.Firstly it introduced the case and judgment.By introducing the case to show a series of copyright questions,such as Whether the live images constitutes the works,how to classify,as well as the how to identify ownership of the copyright.The second part is discussing about the properties of the game screen.Respectively from the replication and origin of works,the article conformed it is works.Combining with foreign judicial practice,the article came to the conclusion: the game screen should be classified to Audiovisual works.The third part mainly discusses the author of the game screen.The expression of original is the a creative act in law.Respectively discuss two aspects: A computer program cannot serve as the author of the game screen,a player could be the author.The fourth part is focused on the problem of copyright ownership.Firstly,article puts forward a point: there is a difference between the ownership and author.Then surrounding by point,it respectively discusses whether the game players,live platforms,game producers can be the owners.Usually players can't enjoy copyright,live platforms can enjoy copyright by contract agreement.