Due to its controversial nature, the second creation of short videos has entered the public eye. Since its birth, it has been at the centre of the contradiction between the copyright law to encourage originality and protect the general public from close to the work. It cannot be ignored that due to the rapid development of the online video industry and the popularisation of video editing and production technology, more and more ordinary users participate in the secondary creation of short videos, resulting in frequent infringement of secondary creation of short videos. It is of great significance to promote the healthy and sustainable development of short videos by detailing the characteristics and types of secondary creation short videos and their protectionability, and clarifying the infringement risks of various secondary creation short videos.