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COPYRIGHT, DESIGNS & PATENTS ACT (1988)
By Hassan Hanif & Dharamdeep Janjua
COPYRIGHT
Copyright is one of the main types of intellectual property - others
include designs, patents and trademarks. Intellectual property
allows a person to own things they create in the same way as
something physical can be owned. It is the right to prevent others
copying or reproducing someone's work.
The main legislation dealing with copyright in the United Kingdom
is the Copyright, Design and Patents Act, 1988.
The law came into use on 15 November 1988.
The most recent amendment to the policy was in 2006.
REASONS FOR THIS LAW
A copyright gives an artist protection for his/her
work. If you are the creator of an original work and
you have the work copyrighted - it protects from
people being able to steal your work and making
money that would otherwise be yours
HOW IT AFFECTS BUSINESSES
It depends on the nature of the business. A publisher might rely on his
own rights to make money, a retailer might rely on the scarcity of
protected materials, and other businesses might need to license materials
from rightholders.
Copyright in the business context helps your organisation to look after
and recognise the value of the copyright it has, and to make sure it does
not infringe the copyright of others.