'Copyright' is a law to protect the creators of original published and unpublished works of authorship. Some important and interesting information about Copyright:-
- Copyright protects literary works
, books, poems, theses, song lyrics
, logos, screenplays, websites, source code, choreographic works
- There is no 'International Copyright Act' which can protect an author's writings throughout the world. But most countries offer protection to foreign works subject to certain conditions.
- US has copyright treaties with most countries throughout the world and its copyright is honored in around 190 countries.
- Copyright infringement is a violation of exclusive rights of the copyright owner, whether intentional or unintentional.
- Copyright Registration establishes a public record of the copyright claim.
- Copyright, Trademark
- Copyright protects the works of authorship. Trademark protects words, phrases & logos, identifying source of goods/services like Microsoft
, Hewlett Packard
& FedEx. Patent is the exclusive right, granted by Government, to make use of an invention of process for a specific period of time like Michael Jackson's Patented Anti-gravity Shoes.
- Most copyright litigations are civil in nature. But in some countries, copyright violation is a criminal offence.
- Copyright protects those portions of a work that are original and that were created.