Copyright gives owner the right to stop others reproducing work as long as it is a piece of original work it has copyright protection. Copyright is also a form of property, this means you can sell, give and license to others. Whilst my ideas for an article on my blog are not under copyright, as soon as there is a product, a complete article and I’ve pressed ‘publish’ then it is protected under copyright laws.
Copyright is available for: Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.
As well as non-works: Sound recordings, cinematograph films, television and sound broadcast and published editions of work.
Creative Commons Licenses helps us share digital content. This license is used when an author wants to give people the right to share, use and build upon. 