Intellectual Property: Copyright - Guides
Copyright
4. Economic Rights
Last updated: 10 Jul 2015
- Economic rights are exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner to prevent others from commercially exploiting the copyright protected work without authorisation.
- There are different economic rights depending on the type of copyright protected work.
- Economic rights in a copyrighted work may be transferred by assignment or licensed. They may also be waived by the copyright holder.
- Literary, dramatic and musical works may be protected against:
- reproduction;
- communication to the public;
- publication;
- performance in public;
- making adaptations; and
- entering into commercial rental agreements.
- Artistic works may be protected against:
- reproduction;
- communication to the public; and
- publication.
- Sound recordings and cinematographic works may be protected against:
- copying;
- communication to the public;
- causing to be seen or heard in public; and
- entering into commercial rental agreements. This is for sound recordings only.
- Broadcasts may be protected against:
- making a film or television copy;
- making a copy of the sound recording of the broadcast; and
- re-broadcasting or communication to the public.
- Published editions may be protected against making an unauthorised facsimile copy (such as photocopying) of the published edition (such as a book).
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