For example, for our task to make an OTS, we have chosen to have music to accompany it. In relation to copyright, someone who has paid to have copyright on the music they have created means that if that music is used for anything, for example an advert, film etc. then they would be paid for the use of the music.
A few questions about UK copyright laws;
1. Examples of things that can be copyrighted?
- literacy, dramatical, music, artwork, sound recordings, broadcasts, films and typographical arrangements such as fonts of company logos.
2. What rights are covered within copyright laws?
- rights to control how their creations are used.
e.g. the use within broadcast and public performance, copying, adapting, issuing, renting or lending copies to the public.
3. How do you get things copyrights?
- Copyright is an automatic right whenever an individual or company creates a work. Work should be regarded as original, and show labour, skill and judgement.
- Copyright is an automatic right whenever an individual or company creates a work. Work should be regarded as original, and show labour, skill and judgement.
- However an idea for a book would not be protected but the the content of a book that has actually been written would be.
- Basically someone else is still entitled to write their own book based on the same idea - for example a wizard in a wizarding school provided they do not directly copy or adapt yours to do so.
So there has to be an expressive piece of work for copyright laws to take place, simply just an idea does not suffice.
In our case I only want to find out how long copyright lasts for music...
- For literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works
- Basically someone else is still entitled to write their own book based on the same idea - for example a wizard in a wizarding school provided they do not directly copy or adapt yours to do so.
So there has to be an expressive piece of work for copyright laws to take place, simply just an idea does not suffice.
In our case I only want to find out how long copyright lasts for music...
- For literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works
70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the last remaining author of the work dies.
- If the author is unknown, copyright will last for 70 years from end of the calendar year in which the work was created.
- If it is made available to the public during that time, (by publication, authorised performance, broadcast, exhibition, etc.), then the duration will be 70 years from the end of the year that the work was first made available.
So what next... my search continues for copyright free music, if that even exists!?
- If it is made available to the public during that time, (by publication, authorised performance, broadcast, exhibition, etc.), then the duration will be 70 years from the end of the year that the work was first made available.
So what next... my search continues for copyright free music, if that even exists!?
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