Dispelling some of the myths – Copyright

Copyright is one of the three main branches of the law of Intellectual Property, along with Patent Law and Trademark Law.  The law of copyright was originally conceived to provide protection against unauthorised reproduction of books and gives the owner of Copyright the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit certain uses of his works by others.  In the words of a famous High Court Judge, "Intellectual Property rights are simply the rights to stop others doing things".  The law of Copyright has now been extended to include moral rights, unregistered design rights, software, data bases and semi conductor topographies.

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