Copyright Aid

Hi Andy,

Yep absolutely hypothetical - as an independent creator, I've always had an interest in the nuance of copyright and how it both protects and restricts me - up until recently however I'd been content with the extent of my personal study being around things like 'how does fair use/fair ...

Hi Andy!

Thanks again for a detailed answer! This has helped differentiate how the copyright of the actual work differs from the copyright of a broadcast of said work. So in a sense, a broadcaster streaming out a work is creating a new piece of work they own the copyright to, independent of the ...

UK copyright law makes mention of 'broadcast copyright' - is anyone able to help me understand what exactly this is and how it differs from any other copyright?

For example - the broadcast of British TV episode in 1963, does the copyright of the elements of this episode last 50 years as it is a ...

Hi imaginewizard,

I am not surprised you have found this confusing. The simple asnswer is that the law is not settled on this issue. Indeed, no-one can even agree the correct term for the issue, although choice of law is the most widely accepted term. The term Proper Law is also used in this ...

I have been trying to find something online to help with this, but so far no luck (the closest I have come to it is CC's article on global copyright [https://certificates.creativecommons.org/cccertedu/chapter/2-2-global-aspects-of-copyright/] but it falls short of actually answering the question ...