1. Laws Governing Intellectual
Property rights

2. Types of works protected
• Literary
Song lyrics
manuals
commercial documents,
newsletters

3. Literary
Manuscripts Computer programs
leaflets, articles

4. Dramatics
Plays Dances

5. Musical
Recordings Scores

6. Artistic
Photography Paintings
Sculptures Architectures

7. Artistic
Maps Logos
Magazines/Periodicals

8. Sound Recordings
Musical Literary
Scores

9. Film
Video Footage Films
Broadcast/Cable Programs

10. When do The Rights Occur
• Automatically, whenever a work is created
• But for Qualification these must be present
it should
Be Original
exhibit degree of labour, skill
and Judgement

11. Who Owns a Piece of work?
Any one who has created the work is
the owner
BUT
if created under the part of employment
Employer Company
will be the owner

12. Can Copyrights Exchange Hands?
YES
Like any other free assets, copyrights
can be sold or transferred
by the owner

13. Duration of Copyrights
 For literary, dramatic, musical or artistic
works
70 years from the end of the calendar year the
writer or producer died (in case of collective
work the last living shall be considered)

14. Sound Recordings and broadcasts
50 years from the end of the calendar year in
which the work was created and released

15. Films
70 years from the end of the calendar year in which
the last principal director, author or composer dies.

16. Typographical arrangement of
published editions
25 years from the end of the calendar year in
which the work was first published.

17. Broadcasts and cable programs
50 years from the end of the calendar year in
which the broadcast was made.

18. Restricted acts
• Copy the work.
• Rent, lend or issue copies of the work to the
public.
• Perform, broadcast or show the work in public.
• Adapt the work.

19. Infringement
Violation of the intellectual property rights is
called infringement

20. Punishments in case of Infringement
The punishments vary from country to country
In USA
• The legal penalties for copyright infringement are:
• Infringer pays the actual dollar amount of damages
and profits.
• The law provides a range from $200 to $150,000 for
each work infringed.
• Infringer pays for all attorneys fees and court costs.
• The Court can issue an injunction to stop the
infringing acts.
• The Court can impound the illegal works.
• The infringer can go to jail.

21. World Intellectual Property Day
26 April
Established by
World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO)
to
"raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and
designs impact on daily life“

22. New Theme Each Year
This Year the theme is going to be
Movies – A Global Passion

23. Acknowledgements
• en.wikipedia.org
• wipo.int
• google.com.pk
• All pictures have been taken from google
images