Internet & The Safety Law
Copyright:
Copyright refers to laws that regulate the use of the work of a creator, such as an artist or author. This includes copying, distributing, altering and displaying creative, literary and other types of work. Unless otherwise stated in a contract, the author or creator of a work retains the copyright
yright.
Here are some examples of types of material that copyright protects:
- Original literary works (e.g. books, lyrics, computer programs, magazine articles, poems)
- Original dramatic, musical or artistic works
- Published editions of literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works - In these cases it is the layout of the text, typography, etc. that is protected
- Sound recordings, films and broadcasts
- Web pages and other material on the Internet - a single web page can contain numerous different copyrights within in it, e.g. the text may be protected separately from any artwork, logos or graphics.
Patents:
A patent protects new inventions and covers how things work, what they do, how they do it, what they are made of and how they are made. It gives the owner the right to prevent others from making, using, importing or selling the invention without permission.
Trade Mark:
Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of
words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source
of the goods of one party from those of others.
Designs:
A Registered Design is a legal right which protects the overall visual appearance of a product or a part of a product in the country or countries you register it.
Other Protections:
Intellectual Property (IP) covers a wide range of subjects and you may find that you can protect your idea by another right.
Companies House deal with the registration and provision of company information.
The Tribunal adjudicates in disputes about opportunistic company name registrations.
For encrypted broadcasts and transmissions, you may need authority to produce decoding apparatus and equipment.
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