Copyright protects the physical expression of ideas of a work, it’s a form of protection to provide an author of original work. It can be a piece of writing, photograph, music, film, web page of been changing the original work. Copyright does not protect ideas, it only protects the specific and original expression of the idea. It’s protects a piece of work against five unauthorized acts of copying, reproduction, distribution and preparation of derivative works.
The creator of the work, author, composer, artist, photographer, designer and etc normally owns copyright works. If the work is created in the course of a person's employment, then the copyright owner is the employer.
Copyright is a property right and can be sold or transferred to others.
Some examples of works eligible for Copyright protection are:
- Literary, musical, graphic design, and sculptural works.
- Motion pictures and other audio-visual works.
- Derivatives of protected works, such as a sequel.
- Original compilations of facts, such as a field guide.
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