Copyright Law
Intellectual Property Rights | Copyright law Intellectual Property Rights Copyright law relates to original work of literary, artistic, dramatic or musical work, Cinematographic films, Sound Recording and Software program. A related right refers to the category of rights granted to performers, phonogram producers and broadcasters. The works protected by copyright law are literary works (eg. Books, magazine, newspapers, technical papers, instruction manual, catalogs, tables and compilations of literary works), Musical works or compositions, including compilations. Dramatic works include not only plays but also for example a sales training program captured on videocassettes, Artistic works such as cartoons, drawings, paintings, sculptures and computer artwork, Photographic works both on paper and in digital form , Computer programs and software, Some types of database, Maps, globes , charts, diagrams, plans and technical drawing; Advertisement, commercial prints and labels, Cinematographic works, including motion pictures, television shows, and web casts, Multimedia products and in some countries works of applied art such as artistic jewellery, wall paper and carpets. The authorship means in relation to copyright law are Literary or dramatic work is author of the work, Musical work is composer, Artistic work is artist, Photograph is person who takes photograph, Cinematograph or sound recording is producer and Computer generated work is person who creates it. The Ownership means in the case of photograph taken, painting or portrait drawn or engraving or cinematograph film made for valuable consideration at the instance of any person or in the absence of any agreement to the contrary the person who commissioned it is the first owner. If the work made in the course of the authors' employment under a contract of service or apprenticeship or in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, the employer is the first owner. Any person address or speech delivers in public is the first owner. In the case of a government work in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, the governments is the first owner of the copyright. If any work is made or first published by or under the direction or control of any public undertaking or in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, the public undertaking is the first owner of the copyright. Copyright law gives an author or creator of a work diverse bundle of exclusive rights over his/her work for a limited but rather lengthy period of time. These rights enable the author to control the economic use of his work in a number of ways and to receive payment. In some countries such as The copyright term varies according to the nature of the work (60 years from the death of author in case of literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work & 60 years after publication of a photograph, film or sound recording). |
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