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Copyright and
Related
Rights
By: World Intellectual Property
Organisation (WIPO)
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What is copyright?
What is covered by
copyright – ideas, methods or concepts?
What rights does
copyright provide?
What are rights
related to copyright?
Why protect
copyright?
Keeping up with
advances in technology?
Do you need to
register to be protected? |
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Many
creative works protected by copyright require
mass distribution, communication and financial
investment for their dissemination (for example,
e-books (→
example), publications, sound recordings,
videoclips (→
example) and movies); hence, creators often
sell the rights to their works to individuals or
companies best able to market the works in
return for payment. These payments are often
made dependent on the actual use of the work,
and are then referred to as royalties.
Time Limit
These economic rights have a time limit,
according to the relevant WIPO treaties, of 50
years after the creator's death. National law
may establish longer time-limits. This limit
enables both creators and their heirs to benefit
financially for a reasonable period of time.
Copyright protection also includes moral rights,
which involve the right to claim authorship of a
work, and the right to oppose changes to it that
could harm the creator's reputation.
Enforcement
The
creator – or the owner of the copyright in a
work – can enforce rights administratively and
in the courts, by inspection of premises for
evidence of production or possession of
illegally made – "pirated" – goods related to
protected works. The owner may obtain court
orders to stop such activities, as well as seek
damages for loss of financial rewards and
recognition.
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How Has Copyright Kept Up With
Advances in Technology?
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The field of
copyright and related rights has expanded
enormously with the technological progress of
the last several decades, which has brought new
ways of spreading creations by such forms of
worldwide communication as Internet, social
media channels, video channels, and satellite
broadcast.
Dissemination of
works via the Internet is but the latest
development which raises new questions
concerning copyright. WIPO is deeply involved in
the ongoing international debate to shape new
standards for copyright protection in
cyberspace.
The organization
administers the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the
WIPO Performances and Phonogram Treaty (often
known together as the "Internet Treaties"),
which set down international norms aimed at
preventing unauthorized access to and use of
creative works on the Internet or other digital
networks. |
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How Is Copyright Regulated?
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Protected?
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Copyright itself does not depend on official
procedures. A created work is considered
protected by copyright as soon as it exists.
According to the Berne Convention for the
Protection of Literary and Artistic Works,
literary and artistic works are protected
without any formalities in the countries party
to that Convention. Thus, WIPO does not offer
any kind of copyright registration system.
However, many countries have a national
copyright office and some laws allow for
registration of works for the purposes of, for
example, identifying and distinguishing titles
of works. In certain countries, registration can
also serve as prima facie evidence in a court of
law with reference to disputes relating to
copyright.
Many
owners of creative works do not have the means
to pursue the legal and administrative
enforcement of copyright, especially given the
increasingly worldwide use of literary, musical
and performance rights.
As a
result, the establishment of
collective management organizations or
societies is a growing trend in many countries.
These societies can provide members the benefits
of the organization's administrative and legal
expertise in, for example, collecting, managing,
and disbursing royalties gained from
international use of a member's work.
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