Intellectual Property

Other protection

In addition to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 there are other related protection for Copyright work:

Database right

A database may be protected by copyright if it is original or by database right,

Conditional access technology

Conditional access technology generally refers to technical measures, such as smart cards or other decoders, which allow you to view or listen to encrypted broadcasts.

Copy protection devices

For copyright material issued to the public in an electronic form, you can use technical measures so that it is not possible to make a copy of the material, that is, it is copy-protected.

Publication right

Publication right gives you rights equivalent to copyright if you publish for the first time a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work or a film in which copyright has expired.

Performer's rights

Performers are entitled to various rights in their performances, whether these take place on the stage, during a concert, when making a film, when playing/singing for a sound recording and so on.

Enforcing copyright abroad

Most countries of the world are members of one or more international agreements. This means automatic protection in all member countries for works created in the United Kingdom.