11. Copyright protects the expression of an idea, but the law of confidence is wider and can protect the idea itself. 12. Drawings are prepared for most designs and drawings are protected by copyright as artistic works, irrespective of artistic quality. 13. Whereas copyright protects the form in which an idea is expressed but not the idea itself, confidence can protect both the form and the idea. 14. A copyright protects work of authorship in plays, books, movies, music, computer programs, etc. 15. A copyright may only protect a particular expression of an idea. 16. Almost any creative work that is posted on the Web is protected by copyright, even if it has not been registered with the copyright office. 17. But copyright also protects the public interest by insuring that one day the right to use any work will return to the public. 18. Copyright protects expression rather than content -- the way things are said, not what is said. 19. Copyright protects an author by granting him the right to profit from his own work. 20. Copyrights also protect the livelihoods and legacies of individual artists. |