XIII THE GLEANER | SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WEEK 2025 FEATURE | WHAT IS COPYRIGHT? Copyright (or author’s right) is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works. Works covered by copyright range from books, music, paintings, sculpture, and films, to computer programs, databases, advertisements, maps, and technical drawings. WHAT CAN BE PROTECTED USING COPYRIGHT? Works commonly protected by copyright throughout the world include: • literary works such as novels, poems, plays, reference works, newspaper articles; • computer programs, databases; • films, musical compositions, and choreography; • artistic works such as paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculpture; • architecture; and • advertisements, maps, and technical drawings. WHAT RIGHTS DOES COPYRIGHT GIVE ME? WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AS THE AUTHOR OF A WORK? There are two types of rights under copyright: • economic rights, which allow the rights owner to derive financial reward from the use of his works by others; and • moral rights, which protect the non-economic interests of the author. The Rights owner has the economic right to authorise or prevent certain uses in relation to a work or, in some cases, to receive remuneration for the use of his work: • its reproduction in various forms, such as printed publication or sound recording; • its public performance, such as in a play or musical work; • its recording, for example, in the form of compact discs or DVDs; • its broadcasting, by radio, cable or satellite; • its translation into other languages; and • its adaptation, such as a novel into a film screenplay. Examples of widely recognised moral rights include the right to claim authorship of a work and the right to oppose changes to a work that could harm the creator’s reputation. Frequently asked Intellectual Property (IP) questions PLEASE SEE QUESTIONS, 14
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