On Copyright Of The Virtual Map Of Metaverse

With the development of economy and technology,the representation of map works is no longer drawings full of geographical information,the rapid development of cartography technology has given maps more functions.According to the purpose of using the map and the scale,topographical features and useful information points are selected,and the screened information is displayed in various forms such as lines,colors and icons.The selection process is different for each person and displayed differently,which is the process of original expression by the cartographer.Each graphic has its own unique graphic expression and can be a copyrighted work as long as it meets the originality requirements.The metaverse virtualizes and digitizes the real world,which makes the works created in the virtual space have digital characteristics and the ways of creation are diversified.While this enriches life,it can also bring some hidden dangers.Therefore,it is necessary to clarify the properties of the works created in the Metaverse and the copyright ownership of the digital works in the Metaverse.The virtual map of the Metaverse is a digital work in the Metaverse,and its appearance has broken the inherent pattern of maps.However,as a new thing,there is still a big controversy in both its work properties and copyright ownership.The virtual map of the Metaverse can only become an object protected by copyright law if it has originality and reproducibility and is an intellectual work,while originality and reproducibility are the focus of the debate on the elements of constituting an object.In this paper,we analyze originality and compare the similarities and differences between the virtual map of the Metaverse and traditional works on this basis,and then analyze the issue of originality of the virtual map of the Metaverse.Through the study,it is found that Chinese copyright law and related laws and regulations are not uniform in terms of the standard of originality of works,and it is proposed to adopt a standard combining general and special principles.That is,in judging the originality of a work,as long as the author has his own creation in the process of creating the work,his work should be recognized as original.At the same time,the standard of originality is mainly reflected in the amount of intellectual input,and a slightly different standard of judgment is used for the amount of intellectual input.At the same time,since the research on the virtual map of the Metaverse mainly focuses on technical means,it rarely involves a series of legal issues brought by this new thing.This will be detrimental to the development of the virtual map of the Metaverse.Meanwhile,if there is no corresponding legal regulation means,it will cause bigger social problems.Therefore,we need to pay attention to the intellectual property rights of the virtual map of the Metaverse.The characterization of the work attributes of the virtual map of the Metaverse and copyright protection are both issues that need to be studied and solved.This thesis is divided into four chapters.The first chapter is an overview of the virtual map of Metaverse,clarifying the formation and evolution of the concepts of map and virtual map,and the related concepts of the virtual map of Metaverse,and putting forward the possible risks of the virtual map of Metaverse.The second chapter is about the copyrightability of the virtual map of Metaverse.It analyzes the criteria for judging originality and the originality of the virtual map of Metaverse,and discusses the reproducibility of the virtual map of Metaverse,as well as the relationship between the traditional map and the copyrightability of the virtual map of Metaverse.The third chapter is about the copyright ownership of the virtual map of Metaverse,which which explains the controversies of copyright ownership of the virtual map of Metaverse and discusses the copyright ownership when they are functional works and deductive works respectively.The fourth chapter is the suggestion of improving the copyright protection of the virtual map of Metaverse.This chapter finds the changes brought by technology to the legal relationship through the study of future technology and presents an outlook on the relationship between technology and law.Then it puts forward the suggestions for the improvement of the copyright protection of the virtual map of Metaverse from three aspects: protection principles,legal protection measures and other protection measures.