Registration of intellectual works (Copyright)
Copyright is a legal term describing rights granted to creators in terms of literary and artistic works. The copyright covers a wide range of workbooks ranges from books, music, paintings, sculptures,movies to computer programs, databases, advertisements, maps and technical drawings.
What are the works that can be protected
The following are, in general, common works protected by copyright in all parts of the world:
- Written literary works such as novels, poems, plays and essays
- Computer programs and databases
- Movies, music
- Artistic works such as paintings, drawings and photographs
- Architectural works
- Geographical maps
- Derivative works, without prejudice to the protection prescribed to workbooks derived from.
What are the copyright
There are two types of rights granted under copyright:
- Financial exploitation rights
- Literary rights
The rights owner can use the associated financial rights of a work by allowing or preventing the following acts:
- Reproducing the work in various forms, such as phonogram orpublishing
- Performing of the workbook before the public, as in plays or musical works
- Broadcastingthrough radio, cable, or satellite
- Translating it into other languages
- Convertingit from a narrative story to a film, for example,
One of examples of kind rights widely recognized is the right to claim paternity of the workbook, and the right to object over the changes to the workbook that may harm the reputation of the creator.
What is the symbol © Can it be recorded?
In ancient times, some countries have legislation requiring the copyright owner to comply with certain formalities in order to obtain copyright protection. Such proceduresincluded to insert a statement indicates that there is a party claims ownership of the copyright, and it can be done by using the symbol ©, for example. Now only a few countries that impose such formalities regarding copyright, and therefore the use of those symbols is no longer a legal requirement. However, many of the copyright owners still include such symbol as a way to confirm that the workbook is protected by copyright and rights reserved, unlike what a less restrictive licensing allows.
Protection of intellectual property rights against infringement
We track works and express an opinion and advice when any infringement of the rights of the workbook such as illegal copying is situated.
