Copyright Intellectual Property consists of many types of creative work. They are Literary works, musical works, artistic works, maps and technical drawings, photograph works etc.
The appearance of idea/concept is protected in copyrights and not the idea itself. Many stories may be similar in concept but the written words and its idea makes the work novel from others. Pictures, words, colors and the way of style in writing story make the idea novel.
Literary work means any story or action is communicated by means of picture or illustration in a form suitable of a book or in a paper or in a journals. Computer program comes under literary work. Computer program means a set of instructions expressed in words, codes, schemes or any other readable form. Dramatic work includes the script of the dialogue, choreography, music, lyrics, sound recording used in the drama including performance moral rights.
Musical work includes the written music which does not consist of any words. The song lyrics can be protected as a literary work under copyright where the words of the song are protected. These rights will be owned by the lyricist. In case of written music, the graphical notation will be protected as a literary work. The rights will be owned by the composer of the music. Composer means the person who composes the music. Sheet music is protected as a separate copyright where it contains the physical layout of the information of the song.
Sound recording means who made the sound recording, where and when it was made. The owner of the sound recording is the recording company. The performers should assign its rights to the recording company. They own the copyright sound recording ownership. Permission from Performers is necessary when recording is made of their performance. They are the creators of sound recording and they have moral rights. Performance means performer's right made by live performers. Performer includes a musician, dancer, entertainer, actor, singer, a person delivering a lecture or any other person who makes a performance.
Work of architecture means structural designs of any buildings which has a design. Artistic work means a drawing or a photograph, sculpture, a painting, buildings which posse's creative quality. In case of shoot, the copyright will be owned by the shooter who takes the shoot.
Cinematography film defines a copy of the movie formed by any medium. Producer means any person who takes the steps to create the work. movie includes TV programs, cinema and animation where the privileges will depend on the script, the visual images and the sound track. Communication to the public means any work available to the public directly or by means of display or through satellite or cable. Broadcast means communication to the public by means of wireless diffusion.
The appearance of idea/concept is protected in copyrights and not the idea itself. Many stories may be similar in concept but the written words and its idea makes the work novel from others. Pictures, words, colors and the way of style in writing story make the idea novel.
Literary work means any story or action is communicated by means of picture or illustration in a form suitable of a book or in a paper or in a journals. Computer program comes under literary work. Computer program means a set of instructions expressed in words, codes, schemes or any other readable form. Dramatic work includes the script of the dialogue, choreography, music, lyrics, sound recording used in the drama including performance moral rights.
Musical work includes the written music which does not consist of any words. The song lyrics can be protected as a literary work under copyright where the words of the song are protected. These rights will be owned by the lyricist. In case of written music, the graphical notation will be protected as a literary work. The rights will be owned by the composer of the music. Composer means the person who composes the music. Sheet music is protected as a separate copyright where it contains the physical layout of the information of the song.
Sound recording means who made the sound recording, where and when it was made. The owner of the sound recording is the recording company. The performers should assign its rights to the recording company. They own the copyright sound recording ownership. Permission from Performers is necessary when recording is made of their performance. They are the creators of sound recording and they have moral rights. Performance means performer's right made by live performers. Performer includes a musician, dancer, entertainer, actor, singer, a person delivering a lecture or any other person who makes a performance.
Work of architecture means structural designs of any buildings which has a design. Artistic work means a drawing or a photograph, sculpture, a painting, buildings which posse's creative quality. In case of shoot, the copyright will be owned by the shooter who takes the shoot.
Cinematography film defines a copy of the movie formed by any medium. Producer means any person who takes the steps to create the work. movie includes TV programs, cinema and animation where the privileges will depend on the script, the visual images and the sound track. Communication to the public means any work available to the public directly or by means of display or through satellite or cable. Broadcast means communication to the public by means of wireless diffusion.
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