Copyright, Moral Rights and Intellectual Property In Design Industry

Copyright gives the creator of a piece of work such as art, literacy, music and more the right to publish and sell that work, it also means that they are the only ones who are allowed to do it unless they give permission to others. If a copyright is broken, it is called an infringement.

Moral rights are the rights of anyone who has created a copyrighted piece of work, these rights can include being
able to preserve the ownership and the integrity of that piece of work.

Performing rights give the right for a live performance or any type of performance to take place as well as everything that goes a long with it such as fees and royalties.

Publication rights is a type of copyright that is given to anyone that publishes a peice of work first after the original copyright has expired. It is exactly the same as a copyright but without the moral rights.

Design rights protect anything that has been designed. It is protected for 15 years after the thing has been created or 10 years after it was sold (which ever was earliest).

Patents and Trademarks give the inventor of something ownership of it.

Intellectual property is anything that was a creation of the mind, for example if someone thought of a thing to paint that person would own it because they thought of it. However it is not official until a copyright has been made.

How do these impact the design process

The design process is limited by copyrighting because the things that you create must not be similar to anything that is already been protected by copyright. An example of this would be when creating a poster or advert the images that you use must have been created by you or you have been given permission to use the.

Moral rights limit the design process because it is the creators duty to protect and preserve the integrity of that piece of work. An example of a limitation would be making sure that the content of a piece of work is appropriate and legal.

Copyright can protect anything to do with the design process of a brand for example its logo or the products that they make however these are only protected if they do have design aspects about them. Copyright protects something as long as it offers a good level of creativity and design. It does not protect the brand make itself.