Copyright

What does copyright protect?

Many people find that they are confused between copyright and trademark or patent protection. Knowing the difference and how to protect your original work is something that every entrepreneur should know.

Patents protect inventions and you must register the invention in order to gain the protection. Trademarks protect a brand name that is unique and not simply descriptive of the product it relates to. Trademarks can be registered or unregistered. Copyright protects various types of items, such as books, art, designs, diagrams, databases, choreography, music, songs and their lyrics, recordings, films and TV productions. The copyright laws determine who owns the work and who can publish, copy or distribute a work. Usually the person that created the original work is the owner and their permission is needed for any reproducing. However, there are some instances where the original creator is not the owner of the copyright. In the UK you do not need to register the work for copyright protection to apply to it.

If an employee works for a company designing or creating something it will become the property of the company they work for.

Copyright infringement is not uncommon and it may happen more than people think, so protecting your original work is important.

A number of copyright templates can be found here for you to download. They are current and have been drafted according to the laws of the UK.

If you are a writer of novels, poetry, short stories, magazine articles or other literary works copyright will apply to your original work. The cost to download the forms is very reasonable.

It only takes a little bit of time to complete the documents. So browse our web pages and select the right templates for you. Get the protection you deserve with our copyright documents.