Just want to add to the copyright debate- to be copyrighted- materials
need not necessarily have to be either published or carry the copyright
mark.
In other words,
1. Any 'expression of ideas' - the moment the idea gets fixed in a
medium is automatically copyrighted. Even a great idea articulated as a
note on the back of an envelop is automatically copyrighted.
2. The formal obtaining of copyright is not even necessary- except to
strengthen your case in case of a law suit.
Shalini
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Director
Information and Communication Division
&
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Department of Library and Information Science
University of Mysore
Mysore-570006
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Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Copyright act for news paper articles
Newspaper content is copyrighted as much as the content published in
scholarly jourals.
Broadyly there are three types of content (excluding advertisement).
1. Articles from the Newspaper's correspondents -- Copyright is owned
by
the Newspaper.
2. Newswire distributed content (wire services like PTI, UNI, Reuters,
etc.
gather and distribute the content to newspapers). The wire services
license
the content to newspapers under certain mutually agreed terms. The
copyright
is held by wire servces but assigned to the newspaper.
3. Signed articles - The newspapers will have syndicated coloumnists who
contribute articles. They are like authors. They hold the copyright and
assign it to news paers.
Unrestricted access and free availability of the content on the web
doesnot
mean that the content has no copyright. All content that is put on the
web
is treated as published content and if it carries copyright mark, it is
deemed to be copyrighted.
Sathya
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Informatics (India) Ltd
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