BUISENESS MANAGEMENT
LEGAL ISSUES
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a law that protects works in public domain
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a law that protects all written materials
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a law that protects ideas
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a law that protects individual authorship
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Section 14 in the Copyright Act, 1957.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under Section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957, the author of a work is the first owner of Copyright. This rule under Section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957 regarding the Ownership and Authorship of Copyright, is subject to certain statutory exceptions.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is the scope of protection in the Copyright Act, 1957 ? The Copyright Act, 1957 protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and cinematograph films and sound recordings from unauthorized uses. Unlike the case with patents, copyright protects the expressions and not the ideas.