What is copy right

Copy right refers to some exclusive rights which are given to the author or creator of an original work. It is including the right to copy, distribute, and adapt that produced work that the original producer has made efforts to make it. Copy right does not necessarily protect the thoughts and ideas preserved in that type of work, but it only protects their expression, or fixation up to some extent. In many jurisdictions, copy right arises at the time of fixation, and it doesn’t need to be registered. Copy right owners have the right to control over copying and to prevent exploitation of their work for a particular period of time, and their work will then enter into what is said to be a public domain. There are also some uses, covered under the limitations and exceptions to copy right like fair use that people do not need permission from the copy right owner if they want to use them under some terms and conditions. All the other uses need permission, and the copy right owners can also officially license of transfer or assign their rights to whomever they want to. In the beginning, copy right laws were only applied for copying the books ,but later ,the authorities extended such rights to wide range of works such as translations ,derivative works ,dramative works ,maps ,paintings ,photographs ,motion pictures ,sound recordings ,and computer soft wares. Today the copy right laws have been standardized up to some extent through some regional and international agreements such as Borne convention, and the European copy right directives. Even though, some consistencies exist among the nation’s copy right laws, each jurisdiction has its own separate and distinct national copy right laws. These copy right laws are including licensing, transfer and assignment of copy right that still vary greatly between countries, and they are usually licensed on territorial basis.