{"id":236,"date":"2018-08-15T20:30:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T03:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0064\/?p=236"},"modified":"2018-08-15T20:33:22","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T03:33:22","slug":"copyright-what-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0064\/copyright-what-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Copyright – What is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What does Copyright mean? <\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Merriam-Webster (2018), copyright is \u201cthe exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell or distribute the matter and form of something such as a literary, musical or artistic work\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIdeas are not protected by copyright \u2013 just the unique expression of an idea\u201d (Wrobel, 2016, slide 4).<\/p>\n

What is the purpose of a Copyright and who owns it? <\/strong><\/p>\n

A copyright gives the creator control of the use of their creations for a set period of time. If the creator is an employee of an organization, then the employer will own the copyright. However, there were three exceptions to this rule. An employee will own the copyright if it is negotiated between parties in a (1) union agreement, (2) contract or sponsorship agreement and (3) publication agreement (Wrobel, 2016, slide 7).<\/p>\n

What are the alternatives to copying?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wrobel (2016) describes on slide 18 of her presentation the alternatives to copying to prevent copyright infringement. She shares the following points:<\/p>\n