There are 4 types of IP which include Patents, Trademarks, Designs and Copyright. Patents protects the features and processes that make things work. So once it's patented no one can then copy, make, sell without your permission. Examples include Ipods, Widgets etc. Trademark is a sign which distinguish your goods or services from your competitors. It is like a brand and examples include Signs, Web Addresses, Logos etc. Designs is a legal right that protects the overall visual appearance of a product. A registered design will help you stop others from creating designs which is too similiar to yours. Finally Copyright protects many types of work, from music and lyrics to photographs. Copyright is an automatic right which means you don't have to apply. Examples include literacy works, Recording works, Software, Texts, Films etc.
Copyright and Creative Commons Licences
To create my DVD cover I will have to get around with copyright material such as images from the web and using them in my dvd cover. To get around them I will be havard referencing them and sourcing the image whether I use an image, texture, fonts for my cover. Creative Commons allow creators to share their work with others by providing free copyright licences and tools to share the work. Creative Commons licences is not an alternative to Copyright license but they can work alongside it to suit your needs when sharing materials.
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