What does
copyright protect? Copyright is a type of intellectual property
law, and it protects original works of authorship including dramatic, literary,
artistic works and musical, and such as poetry, movies, novels, songs, computer
software and architecture. Copyright does not protect ideas, facts, systems or
methods of operation, though it may protect the way these things are expressed.
How can I copyright my website? The original authorship
that appears on a website may be protected by copyright. This includes artwork,
writings, photographs and other forms of authorship protected by copyright.
Actions for registering the contents of a website can be found in Copyright
Registration for Online Works.
How about copyright and my domain
name? Copyright law does not protect domain names. The Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that is a nonprofit organization
that has understood the responsibility for domain name system management is
administrating the assignation of domain names through recognized registers.
How about copyright to a slogan, logo, name or title?
Copyright does not protect titles, names, slogans or short phrases. In
a few cases these things may be protected as trademarks. Get in touch with U.S.
Patent & Trademark Office on phone 800-786-9199 for additional information.
Nevertheless copyright protection may be obtainable for logo artwork that
contains enough authorship.
Can I protect my ideas?
Copyright does not protect systems, concepts, ideas or methods of
doing something. You may convey your ideas in writing or drawings and claim
copyright in your explanation, but that copyright will not protect the idea
itself as revealed in your written or artistic work.
Copyright
protection and unpublished work. Publication is not required for
copyright protection. It can be done with unpublished work as well.
Architecture copyright protection? Architectural work became
subject matter to copyright protection on the 1.st of December 1990. The
copyright law defines architectural work as "the design of a building embodied
in any tangible medium of expression, including a building, drawings or
architectural plans." Copyright protection extends to any architectural work
created on or after Dec. 1, 1990. Any architectural works that were incomplete
and embodied in unpublished plans or drawings on that date and were constructed
by December 31, 2002, are entitled to protection. Architectural designs
embodied in buildings constructed prior to December 1, 1990, are not entitled
for copyright protection. See Copyright Claims in Architectural Works
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