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Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work and it protects original works of authorship, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. For a piece of work to receive copyright, it must be:
However, it doesn’t protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed.
Copyright is the only form of protection that is automatic. This means you don’t need to apply, fill in any forms or pay for it. However, you will need to prove ownership by proving the work was in your possession at a given time. The best way to do this is by:
Doing this could be useful in settling any disputes, especially if someone claimed to own or have created the work on a given date, but this will prove it was in your possession at an earlier date.
Contact us for more informationOwning copyright helps prevent people from:
In the UK, copyright lasts for different lengths of time depending on the type of work.
How to avoid infringing copyright laws
You should always make sure that you are not infringing copyright laws when you are:
How you wouldn't infringe copyright laws
You wouldn’t infringe copyright laws if you are:
Other original properties that can be copyright protected are:
