What is
Copyright?
Copyright is a legal term
describing rights given to creators for their creative
works-literary,artistic,musical,cinematograph film and sound
recording.
What is covered
by copyright?
The kinds of works covered by
copyright include: literary works such as
novels,poems,plays,reference works,newspapers and computer
programmes,databases,films,musical compostions and
choreography;artistic works such as
paintings,drawings,photographs and sculpture,architecture
and advertisements,maps,industrial and engineering drawings.
What is
the object of copyright law?
The object of copyright law
is to encourage authors,composers,artists and designers to
create original works to claim exclusive rights for a period
to exploit the work for monetory gain.
How to exploit
the copyright?
The economic and commercial
exploitation of copyright may bedone by licensing such
exclusive right to entrepreneurs like publishers,film
producers and record manufactuters for a monetaryt
consideration.People who economically exploit the copyright
are greater beneficiaries of the copyright law than the
creator's of works of copyright.
Is copyright
applicable to Ideas?
There is no copyright in
ideas. Copyright subsists only in the material form in which
ideas are expressed. It is not infringement of copyright to
adopt the ideas of another.
Who is the
author of a work?
- In the case of literary or
dramatic work the author of the work is the person who
creates the work.
- In case of musical work
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