2. General Facts The first occurrence of the copyright legislation in the UK was in 1911. Types of work the law protects involve; musical, dramatic, artistic, sound recordings, written, film and television broadcasts It covers the copying, adaption, renting and lending copies of any piece of work listed above.
3. General Facts Quite often the creator of the piece of work will have the right to be named on their work and be able to object to any changes, distribution, etc of their work The legislation is similar across the world meaning that with the exception of some countries, where they have adapted the law, your work will be covered/protected by the copyright act.
4. Copyright protection Generally the creator of the piece of work, will exclusively own the their work. They are then referred to as the ‘first owner of copyright’, this rule appeared in the 1988 update. Although if you create a piece of work under employment, then the first owner will normally be the company who you are employed by. If you are a freelance your work will be the sole owner of the work.
5. Copyright and duration of cover Films, Literary, Dramatic, Musical, Artistic 70 Years TV and Sund Recordings 50 years
