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HOW DO YOU COPYRIGHT YOUR WORK? A-Z OF COPYRIGHT
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Copyright is a protection for original literary or artistic work. Like the leaping humpback whales artwork above. Copyright is free, after publication or other assertion of your rights.
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HOW DO YOU COPYRIGHT YOUR WORK?
That
said, you do need to be able to prove when the work was created. When
you wrote your book or took a photograph. And in the case of a book,
script or magazine article, you'd probably need to publish it, to
establish the copy right. Since, if someone else publishes a similar
article or story, based on your work. They may beat you to the punch,
then you might be plagiarizing their work, even if you thought of it
first. Since, there is no copyright in an idea.
WHEN IS YOUR (MY) WORK PROTECTED BY
COPYRIGHT
In the UK, the first copyright Act of Parliament dates back to the Statute of Anne in 1709.
COPYRIGHT - This hand built prototype vehicle, is copyright protected. Designs may also be registered, but the artistic copyright is automatically covered, with each photograph and drawing, and of course the full size bodywork, chassis layout, interior design, etc., etc, is protected by Design Copyright. It makes a nonsense of the patent system, that costs so much, no start up could ever compete. And generally, the existing companies, do not want you competing, though some will be scouting for talent and skills. Students with no previous experience helped to build this custom car, now on display at a private museum in Sussex - though not yet open to the general public.
Copyright is legal right that protects the use of your work once your idea has been physically expressed. The current copyright legislation in the UK is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You can find out more about copyright legislation by visiting the Intellectual Property Offices (websites) in your country, or the WIPO, international World Intellectual Property Organization, a division of the United Nations.
EXAMPLES
OF WORKS PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT:
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Headquarters:
World Intellectual Property Organization - 34, chemin des Colombettes - CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
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