Copyright
law gives legal protection to people who express ideas and information in
writing, visual images, music and film.
Copyright
is the exclusive right to reproduce, publish or perform an original literary,
dramatic, musical or artistic work.
Copyright
is held by the creator of the work and may be assigned to an assignee.
Copyright
does not protect concepts, ideas, information, people’s faces and images,
names, styles and technique, titles and slogans.
Copyright
can exist in two categories of material in material form (s22):
1.
“works”
made under the “sweat of the brow” doctrine
2.
Secondary
works
The effects of copyright law
1.
There
is no need to register either the creator or the original work to get copyright
protection
2.
The
copyright owner has exclusive property in its work and can therefore exploit it
commercially
3.
The
copyright owner can prevent unauthorized acts in relation to copyright work,
and can seek compensation for any breach of copyright.
