Copyright
An essential part of intellectual property which provides protection for all kinds of literary and artistic works such as: poems, novels, paintings, music, photographs, sound recordings, computer programs , animations, sculpture ,performances ….etc.)
The owner of the copyrighted work does have several exclusive rights which include:
- The right to reproduce the work
- to prepare derivative works
- to distribute copies
- to perform the work
- and to display the work publicly
Usually the protection period of copyright is 50 years during the life of its author and another 50 years after his death . This period varies from country to another .