The different kinds of creative work which are registered under the copyright Intellectual Property. They are musical works, artistic works, literary works, multimedia products such as CD – ROMS, video games, plays, choreography, architectural designs etc.
The copyright protects the appearance of the idea/concept and not the ideas itself. The tale of a love story may be similar but the way of writing the story in precise words is the one which makes the novel creative from others. It may include pictures, words, colors used in and the way of style in writing story.
Literary work defines any work which is conversed by means of illustration in the form of book. Software comes under literary work. Software is the collection of computer program and related data which provides the information to the computer. Dramatic work defines the draft of the conversation in the play, music, lyrics, choreography etc.
Musical work includes the written music which does not consist of any words. The song lyrics can be protected as a literary work under copyright where the words of the song are protected. These rights will be owned by the lyricist. In case of written music, the graphical notation will be protected as a literary work. The rights will be owned by the composer of the music. Composer means the person who composes the music. Sheet music is protected as a separate copyright where it contains the physical layout of the information of the song.
A sound recording is something where and when the sound recording was made. The owner of the sound recording owns the recording company. The rights of the performer are assigned to the recording company. The recording company owns the copyright sound recording ownership. The performers should give permission when their performance is made. The performers are the creators of sound recordings as they have the moral right. Performer’s right means a performance made by live performers. Musician, dancer, entertainer, actor, singer, a person delivering a lecture or any other person who makes a performance are called as performers.
Architectural designs of any buildings which has an artistic work or design is termed as work of architecture. A sculpture, painting, drawing, photograph, and buildings that posse’s artistic quality is termed as artistic work. In case of photograph, the photographer who takes the photograph will own the copyrights.
Cinematography film defines a copy of the movie formed by any medium. Producer means any person who takes the steps to create the work. movie includes TV programs, cinema and animation where the privileges will depend on the script, the visual images and the sound track. Communication to the public means any work available to the public directly or by means of display or through satellite or cable. Broadcast means communication to the public by means of wireless diffusion.
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