Copyright is nothing but an exclusive right given to the creator of an original work. T symbolises that the work is unique and is not copied from anywhere else. The creative work could be in the form of literary work, artistic work, cine field, artistic work, educational, music or work in any creative form. Copyright is provided for the period of 60 years. If the owner of the work protects its work under Copyrights Act, then the owner of the work gets an exclusive right to copy, imitate or reproduce its work and no other person is authorised to copy his work without his permission otherwise legal action can be initiated against him. Copyright registration is used to protect the original expression of an idea in the form of some creative work, but not the idea itself. Copyright does not protect ideas, facts, systems or methods of operations, however it may protect the way how these things or emotions are expressed.
Copyright can also be provided as per public law, and in that case, they are called “Territorial rights”. This means that you cannot extend your copyright license which is granted by the law of a certain State. It cannot go beyond that territory of that pacific jurisdiction. Copyright of these types vary from country to country. It should be noted that many countries across the globe and sometimes a large group of companies have made agreements with each other on copyright registration being applicable when works cross” national borders. The public law states that the duration of a copyright expires 60 years after the creator dies, depending on the jurisdiction of the States. Copyright registration can be considered for the following works-
- Music
- Drama
- Manuscripts
- Digital Forms
- Books
- Films
- Paintings
- Performances
- Fashion Designs
- Sound recording
- Software
- Literary work
- Mechanical
- Training manual etc.