Copyright Talk

If someone steals your work:

• Contact the person in question and explain
• Make decision if you feel they've stolen it

Copyright:

• You don't need to register your work, its your copyright as soon as you create it.
• Keep files, dated and time stamped 
• No-one can take copyright off you unless they've got written permission that you've assigned the copyright to them 
• If your self-employed or intern you usually own the intellectual property even if your work is commissioned by someone else 
• If your a freelance and work within someones studio the copyright belongs to the studio. 
• NEVER breach someones copyright. 
• Email work to yourself so you have time and date recorded
• Just because it doesn't have a copyright symbol doesn't mean it can be used. 

Why Bother?

• Just because its in the public domain doesn't mean there free to use.
• Only works where the copyright has expired or has been assigned, been donated to the Internet for use.  
• Generally runs out 70-90 years after creation or 70 years after your death. 

Reproduction Rights:

• You own both the copyright and the right to reproduce your work.
• what is reproduced on, sold on anything, internationally.
• Be careful when assigning copyright, be clear that once its handed off your involvement ends.  

Limitations:

• Can't copyright facts 
• Conceptual ideas 
• Expired items/public domain 

Clients will say:

• 'I paid you so I own everything'
• Just because you physically own the work doesn't mean they intellectually own it automatically unless you have it assigned in writing.

Licensing your Work:

• Keep images as mine but allow other to use it for a fee. 
• You can limit license for a single use or multiple times or period of time. 
• Gain a fee for each use.
• More info copyrightservice.co.uk 

Can be a useful tool to gain:

• Only get copyright after full and final payment.

What about music and sound: instead of a C the symbol is a P 

Make sure you put the symbol and date and email original copy incase.