Protection of artistic works in copyright law

Copyright laws

Refer to the beginning of this book. You will observe a reminder similar to the one below, on the Publisher’s page.

©All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by photostat, microfilm, xerography or any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the publisher.

The owner has the exclusive right to:

-Reproduce the work

-Translate the work into other languages

-Export copies of the work

-Display the work in public, rent or lend copies of the work.

-Communicate the work to the public in any other form.

Patents

Patent- Exclusive rights granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem

e.g.

Scientists all over the world have been spending millions of dollars doing research to find a cure for holder, for several years (ranging from 10-15 years in different countries). After the expiration of this period, anyone can legally reproduce the product for sale and distribution.

In order to protect such work from unfair competition, many governments have passed laws allowing invention/discoveries to be patented. These laws prevent duplication of an invention/discovery by anyone, except the patent

Trademarks

It is a distinguishing mark, such as word or symbol used by a specific producer to identify and distinguish his goods/services from those of his competitors. A trademark is usually registered and prevents other providers of similar products to use the same word, sign or symbol.