Author’s choice
The basic premise of copyright law is that the author has the right to decide how their work will be used. In most cases, the author is the person who creates a work. (In this knowledge base, the term “author” and “creator” are used interchangeably.) Generally the author is free to choose whether they retain, commercialise or authorise others to exercise one or more of their copyright rights.
A set of rights
Copyright is a form of intellectual property right. It provides authors with a set of exclusive property rights in a wide range of works, including written, artistic, musical and audio-visual creations. Copyright gives the person who creates an original work exclusive rights to copy, publish, publically perform, transmit and adapt their material. The set of rights is not absolute. In some cases copyright also provides for others to use copyright in certain ways without having to get the copyright holder’s permission.
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Copyright's Purpose
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Copyright's Purpose
Incentive to create It is generally accepted that one of the primary reasons for copyright is to provide an incentive for the creation and dissemination of creative works that meet our social and economic needs, including the promotion of learning ...
Source of Copyright
Copyright law origins Modern copyright law originated in England in 1709 with a piece of legislation known as the Statute of Anne, which granted authors the exclusive right to print books for a period of fourteen years. Books covered by copyright ...
Source of Copyright
Copyright law origins Modern copyright law originated in England in 1709 with a piece of legislation known as the Statute of Anne, which granted authors the exclusive right to print books for a period of fourteen years. Books covered by copyright ...
What is Copyright?
Author’s choice The basic premise of copyright law is that the author has the right to decide how their work will be used. In most cases, the author is the person who creates a work. (In this knowledge base, the term “author” and “creator” are used ...