{"id":177621,"date":"2022-10-25T14:15:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T13:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=177621"},"modified":"2022-11-02T03:57:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T03:57:42","slug":"copyright-protect-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/intellectual-property\/copyright-protect-business\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can Copyright Protect My Business in England?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have a work in your business that needs to be legally protected, you may be interested in learning how <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/intellectual-property\/copyright-protection\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">copyright law can help<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This article will detail how copyright can protect your business in England and inform you of your current rights and entitlements for any work you create now or in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is Copyright?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copyright is an economic right. It is one of the principal <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/intellectual-property\/design-rights-vs-copyright\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">types of intellectual property<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> protection in England and provides you, the author, with protection against someone using your work without your permission. When you create a work, you can enforce copyright law automatically.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copyright ownership is most commonly seen among the following:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">writers;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">computer engineers;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">website developers; and&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">other artistic creators.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copyright can protect your business<\/span> against any form of reproduction of the work without permission. It can be joint if there is a co-authorship element in the original piece of work. This is useful for creators who wish to collaborate on a work.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How Do I Copyright My Work?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You may be concerned about how to go about copyrighting your creations if you have, for example:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">written a book;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">created a new piece of software;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">recorded new music; or\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">created illustrations or photography.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In England, copyright applies automatically. In contrast to other types of intellectual property, it does not need to be:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">registered;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">applied for; or\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have any fee paid to an organisation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To show your work is copyrighted, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/intellectual-property\/how-does-the-copyright-symbol-work-in-the-uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you can put the symbol \u00a9<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or \u2018all rights reserved\u2019 to highlight that the work is copyrighted. However, if you do not do this, it will not impact how <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">copyright protects your business<\/span>. Still, it is advisable to mark any of your own work with the copyright symbol, your name and also the year you created the work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is no register of copyright works in England which contrasts with other types of intellectual property like patents or trade marks. Many countries permit copyright to enforce automatically. 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This is known as the right of integrity.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The right to object to false attribution means that the author can stop someone else from being wrongly credited for their work. Finally, the right of privacy in films and photographs enables the author to have privacy in any photographs or films they commission.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What if Someone Uses My Work Without Permission?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are occasions where people may be able to use your work without permission, such as for:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">private study and research;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">teaching in academic settings;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">assisting people with disabilities; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">utilising the work for later reporting or reviews of current events<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, if you feel that someone has used your work and does not fall into these categories, you are responsible for bringing your legal dispute under copyright infringement. You will need to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/copyright-tribunal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">contact the Copyright Tribunal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and request a decision on your copyright dispute. You should check the licences register to check if anyone is attempting to apply to licence your work, and if so, you can apply to have this application stopped.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copyright is an automatic right in England for literary, dramatic, musical and other creative works without the need to register or pay a fee. It can be joint if there are several collaborators within one work, as is often the case in creative fields. Your piece of work will also have moral rights automatically attributed to it. These are noneconomic rights and protect the integrity and misuse of your work. Copyright requires you to take action if you suspect infringement, and as such, you should utilise the copyright symbol to deter businesses from copying or using your work without permission.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you need help with protecting your business through copyright, our experienced <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/intellectual-property-lawyers-lp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">intellectual property lawyers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can assist as part of our LegalVision membership. For a low monthly fee, you will have unlimited access to lawyers to answer your questions and draft and review your documents. 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