Music copyright is a kind of copyright, and its protection period applies to the general protection period of copyright. The term of protection of copyright refers to the period during which copyright is protected by law or the period of validity of copyright. During the period of copyright protection, the copyright of a work is protected by law; When the copyright expires, the copyright will be lost, and the work will enter the public domain and will no longer be protected by law. According to the provisions of the Copyright Law, the publication right of citizens' works and the protection period of various property rights are 50 years before and after the author's death, ending at 65438+February 3 1 day in the 50th year after the author's death; If it is a cooperative work, the deadline is 65438+February 3 1 50 years after the death of the last dead author.
For the works of legal persons or other organizations, professional works, film works and works and photographic works created by similar film production methods enjoyed by legal persons or other organizations, the protection period of publishing rights and all kinds of property rights is 50 years, ending at 65438+February 3/0/day in the 50th year after the first publication of the works. However, if the works are not published within 50 years after the completion of creation, this Law will no longer protect them. According to Article 21 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the protection period of the right of publication and various rights stipulated in Items (5) to (17) of Paragraph 1 of Article 10 of this Law is 50 years before the author's death and ends at 65438+February 3 1 day in the 50th year after his death; If it is a cooperative work, the deadline is 65438+February 3 1 50 years after the death of the last dead author.