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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.

WHAT ARE THE EXCEPTIONS TO COPYRIGHT PROTECTION?

There are a small number of things you can legally do with someone else’s work, without needing the permission of the copyright owner. These are called exceptions to copyright. Where these exceptions do not apply, you will need to seek permission.

In the UK the exceptions to copyright are set out in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. However these exceptions only apply to specific uses and generally only allow use of short extracts from a copyright work, so you need to be sure you are using them correctly to stay within the law.

The most common exception is when examining the content for accuracy, or for media review purposes. Which can be to comment on the views, etc., of the authors. The same applies to pictures and photographs, provided that only a portion, or reduced quality image is used for review purposes.

The Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 gives you a longer period of protection than previous historic legislation. See the Berne Convention.

WHEN IS YOUR (MY) WORK PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT
HOW DO YOU COPYRIGHT YOUR WORK?
HOW LONG DOES COPYRIGHT PROTECTION LAST FOR?
WHAT ARE EXCEPTIONS TO COPYRIGHT PROTECTION?
IS YOUR WORK PROTECTED IN THE UK & INTERNATIONALLY?
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WHAT If SOMEONE WANTS TO USE YOUR WORK?
HOW CAN YOU BE ACKNOWLEDGED FOR USE OF YOUR WORK?

HISTORY OF "COPY RIGHT"

The Berne Convention 1886 states that all works except photographic and cinematographic shall be protected for at least 50 years after the author's death.

In the UK, the first copyright Act of Parliament dates back to the Statute of Anne in 1709.

Other legal statutes, the Urheberrechtsgesetz in Germany and the Droit d’auteur in France, literally mean “authors’ rights” or “rights of the author”.

COPYRIGHT - This hand built prototype vehicle, is copyright protected. So too would any workshop manuals, CAD drawings and where applicable, computer programs. 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:

Literary works such as books, blogs, articles, poems
Underlying Musical score, composition, lyrics
Commercial music
Photographs
Artworks
Film footage

Headquarters: World Intellectual Property Organization - 34, chemin des Colombettes - CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.

Tel: +41 22 338 9111 https://www.wipo.int/

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