COPYRIGHT

COPYRIGHT

1. Copyright is a form of IP designed to protect the rights of a creator of literary and artistic works, computer programs and databases.

   • Granting of Copyright:Copyright comes into operation automatically the moment a work is completed
   • Works Protected by Copyright
     • Original literary
     • Dramatic
     • Musical
     • Artistic works
   • InterInternational Protection: national treaties that deal with copyright and to which most countries
     • Each country has its own laws for the protection of IP, which include copyright laws. Copyright material created by nationals or residents in a country affiliated to the international conventions mentioned in Colombia is the Nacional Directorate of Copyrigtht (DNDA)
     • The most recent international agreement is the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) of 1996, under which protection of works transmitted by digital means, including the Internet, has been provided for.
     • The Berne Convention of 1886 is the oldest international treaty governing the protection of copyright. TRIPS

2. Registration of Copyright; This is particularly useful for works that have not been published since their date of creation, it is not a requirement in most countries for asserting copyright in a work, it is advisable that a work be marked with the international © mark, followed by the name of the copyright owner and the year of publication

3. Ownership of Copyright

   • Moral rightsare the rights of the author of the work to be identified as the author, as well as to object to any derogatory treatment of the work
   • Economic rights are those rights dealing with the ownership, use and exploitation of the work covered by the copyright

4. Duration of Copyright of has been 50 years after the date of first recording or transmission of the performance. Part of the estate of the author it may be transferred to family or other third parties in accordance with the author’s testament and can continue to be managed and exploited for up to 70 years after the deat author’s