RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH ETHICS

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PATENT LAW

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The rights of an author or artist with respect to his or her creation are governed by the law of:
A
Patent
B
copyrights
C
trademark
D
industrial design
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. There is no copyright in an idea. Does copyright apply to titles and names ?

Detailed explanation-2: -What are author’s rights? All authors, by definition, have their works protected by a series of rights which give them the complete and exclusive capacity to exploit these same works. These rights are known as ‘copyright’. There are two different types of copyright: moral rights and economic rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Copyright Act 1957 as amended governs the subject of copyright law in India.

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