COPYRIGHT
Copyright is a form of protection given to the authors or
creators of "original works of invention," including musical,
analytical and artistic works. When a person creates an original work that is
fixed in a physical medium, he or she owns copyright to the work. The owner has
the entire right to use the work in specific ways. Audio visual works, audio recordings and
musical compositions, visual works, written
works, Video games and computer software, Dramatic
work are different types of work subject to copy right.Ideas,
facts, and processes are not subject to copyright. In order to be empowering
for copyright safety, a work must be both expressive and fixed in
a tangible medium. But names and the titles are not concern to copyright. What that means is that, as the creator of the work, you only
have the right to do any of the following or to let others do any of the
following make copies of your work, publish copies of your work, do
your work publicly, project your work publicly and make “derivative works”.
Copyright is a form of theoretical property,
applicable to any exhibit representation of a creative work. It is generally
shared among multiple authors, each have a set of rights to use or license the
work, and who are commonly referred to as rights holders.
These rights frequently include duplication, control over imitative works,
distribution, public performance,
and "moral rights" such
as acknowledgment. Copyrights are regional,
which means that they do not extend beyond the territory of a specific state
unless that state is a party to an international agreement. While many aspects
of national copyright codes have been standardized through international
copyright agreements, copyright code of most countries
has some unique features.
Typically, the duration of
copyright is the author's life plus 50 to 100 years. Some countries require
certain copyright formalities to
start copyright, but most realize copyright in any finished work, without basic
registration.
Which Works Are Protected by Copyright?
Copyright protects "original works of authorship" that
are fixed in "a real
form of manner." The fixed form doesn’t have to be directly perceptible so
long as it can be communicated with the aid of a machine or other device.
Copyrightable works come under following categories:
·
literary works
·
musical works, including
any accompanying words
·
dramatic works,
including any accompanying music
·
pantomimes and
choreographic works
·
pictorial, graphic, and
sculptural works
·
motion photos &
other audio visual works
·
architectural works
works
which Not Protected by Copyright?
Not everything is protected by copyright code. The
following are classification of things not protected:
·
Ideas, process, methods, systems,
concepts, principles, discoveries, or devices.
·
Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans;
mere listings of ingredients or contents.
·
Works that are not fixed in a real
form of expression
·
Works having entirely of information
that is commonly available and contains no originality
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