Unit 30 Task 6 P6

Unit 30 Task 6 P6

Copyright is a legal concept that protects the physical expression of ideas. As soon as an idea is given a physical form for example a photograph of a piece of music it is protected by copyright. Published and unpublished are protected by copyright. Copyright is normally owned by the creator of the piece of work for example the writer or artist. If the work in the course of a persons employment then the copyright is owned by the employer. The owner of the copyright may grant someone permission for someone to use or adapt there work. A good example of this is if an author gives permission for a film or TV adaptation to be made of their book.

A trademark is a recognizable sign, design or expression that defines a product of a particular source from others. The most simple example of this is the apple logo which you can tell what company it is just from the logo. The owner of a trademark can be an individual or a company. A trademark may be located on a package, a label, a voucher or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity trademarks are also being displayed on company buildings.

Intellectual property is a legal concept which refers to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognized. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works, discoveries, inventions, words and phrases, symbols and designs. Common types of intellectual property rights include copyright, trademarks, patents and industrial design rights.