Studnet work - Copyright, Design and patents Act

1. Copyright, design and patents act, 1988 By kye, tom, tom

2. What is copyright It exists to protect the intellectual standing and economic rights of creators and publishers of all literary, dramatic, artistic, musical, audiovisual and electronic works.

3. copyright exists whether or not it is asserted using the © symbol or otherwise.

4. In the first instance copyright ownership rests with the author or creator of a literary, musical or artistic work. However if the work was undertaken in the course of employment the employer will probably own the copyright unless there is a contract to specify otherwise.

5. when seeking to identify the copyright owner the most likely parties to consider are: creator/author employer person who undertakes the arrangements (commissions the work) the producer the publisher

6. Copyright owners have exclusive rights to their work which include the right: to copy work to issue copies of the work to the public to perform, show or play the work in public to broadcast the work or include it in a cable programme service to adapt the work or do any of the above in relation to the adaptation.

7. so anybody doing anything different without permission or licence is infringing copyright. In which you could be hanged for

8. What is copy right used for? Copyright is protection for the author of "works".It is not protection of ideas, you cannot copyright an idea.For instance in photography.As soon as I press the shutter that image is protected by copyright. If someone then displays, copies or publishes that photo without my permission then they are guilty of a breach of my copyright.

9. so think before you act. (kye) 2009 act