Intellectual Property
Section 2
A:
WorkRight?
Written text of the
materials
The written materials can be
protected by COPYRIGHT
Film clips
The clips themselves can be
protected by COPYRIGHT as can the
words which are spoken once they
are recorded
BUT NOTE
The clips cannot be broadcast
without the permission of the
students filmed as they will have
PERFORMERS' RIGHTS if they were
performing from a script and the
students will own COPYRIGHT in
their responses to the interview
questions
Photographs
These can be protected by
COPYRIGHT
Music
Music can also attract COPYRIGHT
protection
Source code
Source codes for computer programs
can be protected by COPYRIGHT
Table of experts
This could be protected by
DATABASE RIGHT and COPYRIGHT
If you have commissioned a work, the copyright in it will not belong to you
or your institution automatically. It needs to be assigned (transferred).
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