COPYRIGHT
What is copyright?
Copyright
in a work comes into existence when a work is recorded to a material
form. Such material forms include literary, musical and artistic
works, computer programs, broadcasts, sound recordings and cinematograph
films and programme carrying signals. The idea incorporated into
the work is not however afforded protection.
Copyright in such works cannot be registered and it arises automatically
upon the creation of the work provided certain conditions are
met. Only copyright in films can be registered. Such registration
does not create a copyright, but merely provides a simple means
of proving subsistence and ownership of copyright.
Who owns the copyright?
As a general
rule, the person who creates a work owns the copyright to that
work. However, there are certain exceptions to this rule.
