Research On The Copyright Ownership Of The Live-broadcast Pictures Of Online Games

With the continuous development of the game industry,online game live broadcasting has become an increasingly popular way of entertainment based on the rapid development of information online technology.The game industry is the foundation of game live broadcast,and game live broadcast attracts a large number of players and even "passers-by" to the game,so that users can experience more interesting,generate more freshness,and feed back the development of the game industry.The new industry that integrates game and live broadcast also brings legal challenges.The current disputes over the copyright of online game live broadcasting mainly focus on whether the player’s operation behavior constitutes creation,the legal identity of each live broadcasting subject in live broadcasting and the rationality of live broadcasting behavior.The live broadcast screen of online games mainly includes the dynamic screen of the game operated by players and the content added by other anchors during the live broadcast.Game dynamic images should be included in audio and visual works for protection.The legal attributes of player actions should be based on the space given by different types of games for originality.Players with original contributions should be recognized as co-authors of the play.Currently,there are three types of game live broadcast: the first type is directly broadcasting game pictures,which only plays game pictures;The second is the live broadcast where the host operates the game and adds other elements,but still takes the game screen as the main content.The third is the live broadcast of online game events organized by online game developers or their authorized operators and professional live broadcasting platforms.The copyright ownership of game live broadcast images should be determined according to different types of live broadcast.Unauthorized game live broadcasting infringes the copyright of the game copyright owner,but competitive personal live broadcasting conforms to the standard of transformational use and should be considered as fair use.