Copyright is what gives us creatives possession over our work, protects originality.
A wide range of things can be copyrighted, from drawings to films, anything that has been made as a result of intellectual effort.
In the UK our copyright is automatic, which is different to other countries who have a registration system or even nothing at all.
Copyright has a duration however. Now we are finding many films, songs etc, losing their copyright laws. Cliff Richard got it raised from life + 50 years to life + 70 years, over fears that his copyright would run out and he would no longer be making money from people playing, using and buying his music.
To get permission to use someone elses material, (for commercial purposes) contacting them directly is usually the best way to go.. This could also be an organisation, for example a recording company if you wanted to use someone esles sound.
To claim copyright yourself;
©YourName and Year of Publication
Has to be printed at the bottom of the page, drawing, film etc. Watermarks can also achieve this on video uploads for example.
A good way to prove that you own a piece of work is by posting it to yourself with a date and stamp to prove it was created at a certain time, or leaving with the bank or solicitor.
USEFUL LINKS;
UK Copyright Service - http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p01_uk_copyright_law
Intellectual Property Office - www.ipo.gov.uk
PRS For Music - www.prsformusic.com
Copyright Licensing Agency - www.cla.co.uk
Copyright Clearance for Music - http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar08/articles/sampleclearance_0308.htm
Piracy is a profound factor within the films industry. Meaning in a huge loss for many companies as more and more people watch pirated versions of films instead of purchasing and giving something back to the company to legally watch it.
However, piracy has not always had negative effects on industrys.
For example in America, anime was introduced through means of piracy, piracy gave anime an identity in the western world. However after soon realising that the content didn't suit with the western industry, the animation companies pulled their shows because of notion that the effort was greater than the profits that would have been earned.
However it was piracy yet again that showed Japan wrong.
With a cult following, the western world still latched onto anime and even ended up dubbing some of the episodes themselves, which in turn made it more accessable to the masses, the ball was gathering momentum.
In the end Japanese companies found that the popularity in underground groups had grown massively and it became justifiable yet again to release content to the western world.
And has lead us to where we are today.
That introduction to the western world making anime as big as it is today would not have been possible without piracy. Piracy lead to the promotion, people sharing, building hype. A contradicting element.
However, piracy has not always had negative effects on industrys.
For example in America, anime was introduced through means of piracy, piracy gave anime an identity in the western world. However after soon realising that the content didn't suit with the western industry, the animation companies pulled their shows because of notion that the effort was greater than the profits that would have been earned.
However it was piracy yet again that showed Japan wrong.
With a cult following, the western world still latched onto anime and even ended up dubbing some of the episodes themselves, which in turn made it more accessable to the masses, the ball was gathering momentum.
In the end Japanese companies found that the popularity in underground groups had grown massively and it became justifiable yet again to release content to the western world.
And has lead us to where we are today.
That introduction to the western world making anime as big as it is today would not have been possible without piracy. Piracy lead to the promotion, people sharing, building hype. A contradicting element.
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