Copyright protects many types of creative works, such as music, books, drawings, paintings, computer software and films. Copyright protection is automatic once something has been created and usually lasts for the lifetime of the author plus a further 70 years.
If like me you are interested in family history, you might be a fan of Who Do You Think You Are? and similar programmes. Perhaps you've even signed up to some genealogy websites and started your own family tree.
It’s a question that we often ask as part of the IPO’s outreach team and it’s not always easy to answer.
When we think of great inventors, artists and writers a gallery of individuals parade through our imaginations.
January was an exciting month for the British Library. We launched Living Knowledge, a new vision setting out our strategy to guide us towards our 50 year anniversary in 2023.
For mediators, the job is an exercise in rescue, to rescue people from the courts and sometimes from themselves.
The PatLib UK network consists of 15 information centres (mainly libraries).
The IPO has published new research that compares how different countries deal with online copyright piracy.
Those light bulb moments where you make a connection between your day job and something else are frequent when you work on copyright policy.
If you want to see great British architecture – go away. Huge dollops of UK based design skills, set in concrete and framed in steel, dominate the skylines of the world’s great cities.
Copyright is an interesting medium. It protects all things creative and artistic including music, poetry, novels, photographs and film.
Recent Comments