著作權，又稱版權，是指作者對其創作的作品享有人格利益，以及支配該作品並獲得財產利益的權利的總稱。

Copyright refers to the general term for the author’s rights to moral interests in their created works, as well as the rights to exploit such works and obtain economic benefits therefrom.

哪些作品受著作權保護？

Which works are protected by copyright?

任何作品只要屬原創作品，即受著作權所保護，如文學作品、藝術作品、電影、音樂、戲劇作品、電腦軟件、攝影、雕塑、陶瓷及建築等各類作品。

Any original work is protected by copyright, including literary works, artistic works, films, music, dramatic works, computer software, photographs, sculptures, ceramics, architectural works and other types of works.

什麼是著作權的相關權利？

What are related rights to copyright?

著作權的相關權利，是指出版者對其出版的圖書和期刊的版式設計享有的權利；表演者對其表演享有的權利；錄音製作者對其製作的錄音錄像製品享有的權利；廣播電台、電視台對其播放的廣播、電視節目享有的權利。

Related rights to copyright mean: the rights enjoyed by publishers in the layout design of their published books and periodicals; the rights enjoyed by performers in their performances; the rights enjoyed by producers of phonograms and videograms in their sound and video recordings; and the rights enjoyed by radio and television organisations in their broadcast and television programmes.

什麼是不受著作權保護的？

What is not protected by copyright?

不被保護的項目包括，但不限於：單純的意念、程式、組織、操作方法、規程、概念、原則、發現本身、未被寫下或記錄的作品、非原始著作的作品、公共領域的資訊、日常新聞、就不同事件作出的純資訊性報導、涉及共同利益事宜的公開討論中作出的言論及演說、政治演說、官方作品，以及法律及規章的文本和譯本等等。

Items excluded from protection include, but are not limited to: mere ideas, procedures, organisation, methods of operation, rules, concepts, principles, discoveries as such, works that have not been written down or recorded, non-original works, information in the public domain, everyday news, purely informative reports on different events, statements and speeches made in public discussions on matters of common interest, political speeches, official works, as well as texts and translations of laws and regulations.

導師提出主意、方向、建議給學生，但由學生撰寫成電腦程式，著作權應由誰人擁有？

If a tutor provides ideas, directions and suggestions to a student, but the student writes the computer program, who owns the copyright?

意念、概念不受著作權法所保護，導師雖然提出主意、方向、建議給學生，但電腦程式是由學生設計完成的，是其本人的創作成果，所以著作權應屬於學生所有。

Ideas and concepts are not protected by copyright law. Although the tutor provides ideas, directions and suggestions to the student, the computer program is designed and completed by the student as their original creation. Therefore, the copyright belongs to the student.

作者應以什麼方式獲取著作權保護？

How does an author obtain copyright protection?

作者的著作權是不需經登記註冊即可得到法律保護；只要作品創作完成，無論是否發表，即自動享有著作權。著作權只是保護作品的表達形式，不保護作品反映出的思想、方法、觀點和事實本身。

Copyright protection arises automatically without the need for registration. Once a work is created, the author enjoys copyright automatically, whether or not the work has been published. Copyright protects only the expression of a work, not the ideas, methods, viewpoints or facts reflected in the work itself.

一項著作權可否由若干人士同時持有？

Can copyright in a work be held by several persons at the same time?

可以，合作作品的著作權屬於共同創作作品的全體人員所擁有。

Yes. The copyright of a collaborative work is owned by all persons who jointly created the work.

作品受著作權保護的期限是多久？

What is the term of copyright protection for a work?

一般情況下，著作權在作品的創作人去世後滿五十年失效。

如為合作作品的著作權，其整體是在最後去世的共同作者死亡後滿五十年失效。

匿名作品的著作權，又或無表露作者真正身份的已發表或出版的作品的著作權，均在作品發表或出版後滿五十年失效。

如組成作品的不同部份、卷或片段並非同時被出版或發表，則導致各部份、各卷或各片的著作權失效的期間分別計算。

In general, copyright expires 50 years after the death of the creator of the work.

For copyright in a collaborative work, the overall copyright expires 50 years after the death of the last surviving co-author.

Copyright in an anonymous work, or in a published work where the true identity of the author is not disclosed, expires 50 years after the work is published.

Where different parts, volumes or segments of a composite work are not published at the same time, the expiry term of copyright for each part, volume or segment is calculated separately.