Research On Copyright Protection Of Online Game Maps

With the progress and development of technology and the popularization and application of intelligent computer and mobile phone,the game industry is also booming.While greatly enriching people’s leisure life,it also brings many problems in copyright law.Game maps are an integral part of most games today,but the problem of map copying has not received enough attention.The copyright protection of game works is an emerging problem in China.Domestic scholars have noticed the copyright protection of video games.At present,there has not been a large-scale in-depth study.However,some scholars have noticed the copyright problem of the game picture,and many articles have discussed the game picture.There is a certain similarity between the game screen and the game map.Considering that the infringement of game map is a new topic,there is not much research on it.Therefore,there is little research related to this paper,which makes the content of the paper can be used for reference.This paper is divided into four parts to introduce the network game map copyright protection related research.The first part first expounds the important status and current situation of the game industry,and points out the research background of online game map and why to choose the topic of game map for research.At the same time,this paper analyzes the status and level of the study of game map copyright at home and abroad,and clarifies the theoretical and practical significance of the study of online game map in China.This paper briefly introduces the research content of the paper,including research focus and difficulties.The research methods,innovations and shortcomings of this paper are covered in the first chapter.The second part has carried on the thorough discussion to the network game copyright related professional question.The first section is mainly a division of several concepts,including what is game,what is game elements,what is game screen and what is game map.Only by clearly knowing what the relationship between game and game map is possible for further discussion.Then,in the second section,the definition of the concept of game map and the features of the game map are elaborated.By classifying the game map,we can better understand the game map,so that the game map can have an intuitive understanding in our minds.Subsequently,the author started to discuss the issues related to the copyright protection of the gamemap,and analyzed the originality of the game map.Finally,the relationship between the game map and other works and the legal attribute of the game map are discussed.The third part mainly analyzes the tort performance and legal problems of online game map in practice.Through one classic cases and analysis of the game map in real life infringement is a real existence.Through case analysis,this paper discusses the copyright infringement identification of game map,including the standard and method of infringement identification.The existence of infringement naturally brings to mind the legislative status of online game map protection and the degree of protection of game map from different countries.The fourth part analyzes the related issues of the protection of game map copyright.Combining with the situation of corporate self-protection,it protects the copyright of online game map from the principle of protection,legislative proposal,judicial proposal,liability system and other aspects.China,a big game country,to talk about protection and advice.For example,there is no clear legal basis for the definition of copyright in online games in China,the scope of copyright protection in online games in China is uncertain,the standard for the recognition of copyright infringement in online games is improper,and the dispute over the split protection of copyright in online games and the overall protection mode.In view of these specific problems,specific countermeasures are proposed,such as improving the copyright law in legislation,increasing relevant provisions in online games,determining the scope of copyright protection in online games,identifying ways and standards of copyright infringement in online games,and adopting overall protection mode for online games copyright protection.