Copyright is the right given to the owner of an original work, it is an automatic right for the creator (author). Often, the author then sells it on; for example, a composer sells the copyright to a recording company like Sony.
| Who is the Copyright Owner? |
The Author of the work |
| Copyright protects: |
- Literary work (Books, articles)
- Musical works (Musical compositions)
- Dramatic works (Plays)
- Artistic works (Drawings, paintings, sculptures, etc.)
- Computer programs
- Sound recordings, films, broadcasts or cable programmes
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| Copyright last for? |
Usually 50 years after the creator of the work dies |
Source: Intellectual Property Department (https://www.ipd.gov.hk/en/copyright/what-is-copyright/index.html)
Copyrighted works on internet are protected by copyright law, see Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (copyright law in HK)
