An Empirical Study On Comprehensive Protection Mode Of Computer Software Copyright

In this age when the computer technology is changing and developing constantly,computer software is developing day by day,and computer software has become an indispensable part of people’s daily life and works.Under the context of these rapid developments,the infringement on the copyrights of computer software is popular.From2010 to December 2019,the number of cases that is related to the computer software increases to 1330 from 137.The changes of computer technology add more contents to computer software.With the possible uses being more and more complex,the functions of computer software switch from calculation,chart making to the unification of life service,entertainment,work and consumption.In the meantime,the crucial part of the development of software has changed from source code to the database works,software architecture,user’s feedback and software optimization.These new dimensions of computer software and the works in data bases,whose value may outweigh the source code,has become a important part of computer software.Under this context,computer software shall enjoy an integrated protection under the< Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China >(hereafter “the copyright law”).However,despite that source code and object programs are protected under the copyright law,the information that is stored in computer data base is protected with disunified methods.This disunified protection can pose negative effects on modern computer software development,because the contents,etc.the animation and music,are protected as a different part of computer software.Moreover,the judgements in the field of computer software is not unified.The disunification in judgements causes the differences in the recognition of the data base works copyrights,which causes the different application of law.This essay studies the object of the copyright of computer software.Through the pragmatic study of the legal judgements that are related to the copyright of computer software,this essay tries to clarify the contents of computer software copyrights and its the potential problems.afterwards,this essay suggests a more comprehensive protection of computer software copyrights,where the protection under the copyright law extends and the contents of database and the source code are protected as a undivided part of software copyright,after a thorough study of the system of computer software copyright protection in other legal jurisdictions.