On the Copyright of Comics

1. I'm writing a cartoon, but I haven't finished it yet. Can I apply for the copyright and patent of the main character?

A: You can register the copyright.

If the question of 1 is affirmative, then are all the works I provided when I applied for the comic chapters I am currently painting? Is this the source file?

A: The chapters and main characters that have been completed at present can be copyrighted without source files.

I put the comics on a website that looks like a demon. Did this website get the copyright of this cartoon? Or the right to use?

A: Comics are put on the website. The website only has this resource authorized by you, which can be shown to netizens and cannot be copied to other places for commercial activities.

If you didn't apply for copyright at first, you put it online. Can I apply for copyright in the future?

A: Copyright is automatically generated and can be registered at any time after completion.

If my cartoon is a story, I must draw several books, each of which costs several hundred dollars. What does every one here mean? Is it a whole comic book or a book?

A: One book at a time. If it's like a movie, it's done episode by episode

If I contribute to the magazine, does the magazine have copyright or right to use it? (If I didn't apply for copyright)

A: Copyright is automatically generated and can be registered at any time after completion.

The comic contest will say that participants must confirm that they have the complete copyright and copyright of the submitted works. And transfer the complete copyright of the winning works to the organizer. Does this mean that if my work wins the prize, the copyright of the content I haven't painted will also belong to the organizer? Then I can't publish my own cartoons anywhere?

A: The copyright belongs to the organizer. In the future, the author himself can no longer use the cartoon as a commercial activity, but he has the right to sign the copyright.

Which of the above methods is better? Should I get the materials myself at the local or provincial level, or should I apply online to send them to China Copyright Protection Center now? Or use a trusted timestamp service?

A: Copyright registration is only a solidified evidence, so both can be used.