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Copyright Basics
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What iscopyright?
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In general, copyright is a form of legal protection given to content creators through the grant of specific rights to works that qualify for protection.
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The main goals of copyright are:
• to encourage the development of culture, science and innovation
• to provide a financial benefit to copyright holders for their works
• to facilitate access to knowledge and entertainment for the public.
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Is copyright the same around the globe?
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Copyright is a creation of law in each country, so there is no such thing as “international copyright”.
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Nevertheless, nearly 170 countries have ratified a treaty – the Berne Convention, administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Berne sets a minimum set of standards for the protection of the rights of the creators of copyrighted works around the world
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Where does copyright protection begin?
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One of the basic principles of the Berne Convention is that of “automatic protection”, which means that copyright protection exists automatically from the time a qualifying work is fixed in a tangible medium (such as paper, film or a silicon chip)
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What is protected by copyright law?
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A “qualifying work” is protected. This can be a:
• literary work• a musical composition• a film• a software program • a painting• other similar forms of creative works
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It is however only the expression, and not the idea, that is protected by copyright law.
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