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1. Intellectual Property Creation &
Management for Emerging Growth
Technology Companies
Copyright Basics: Subject Matter

4. Intellectual Property Creation &
Management for Emerging Growth
Technology Companies
Copyright Basics: Subject Matter

5. Copyrights
 Subject Matter
 Scope of Protection
 Duration of Protection
 Mechanics of Registration
 Ownership
 Infringement
 Fair Use Doctrine

6. Copyright Definition
 In very simple terms, copyright is the
equivalent of property rights in an original
work.
 Includes five basic rights: the right to
reproduce, distribute, display, perform, and
create derivative works.

7. Copyright Subject Matter
 Copyright law protects any “original works of
authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression”
 Examples:
 Newsletters
 Advertisements
 Product brochures
 Training manuals
 Website content
 Photographs
 Various other types of printed materials

8. Copyrightable Works
 Seven categories of copyrightable works:
 literary works
 musical works, including any accompanying
words
 dramatic works, including any accompanying
music
 pantomimes and choreographic works
 pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
 motion pictures and other audiovisual works
 sound recordings

9. Factual Information
 Purely Factual Information Within a Work
is not Protected by Copyright
 Presentation of Factual Information may
be Protected, However:
 Live Broadcasts of Sporting Events
 Databases, Depending on Amount of Creativity
Involved in Arrangement of Data

10. Utilitarian Works
 Utilitarian Aspects of a Work Are Not
Protected by Copyright
 Example:
 Design Feature of a Sink May Exist Apart from
the Function
It Performs

11. Intellectual Property Creation &
Management for Emerging Growth
Technology Companies
Copyright Basics: Subject Matter

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