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Home  /  Intellectual Property Rights  /  Copyright  /  Lifecycle  /  Protecting your creation  /  Understanding Copyright
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Understanding Copyright

Copyright constitutes a form of intellectual property. Find out what we mean when referring to copyright and the neighbouring right, what prerequisites a work must meet in order to be protected and the benefits from its protection.

Find out what copyright and neighbouring right are, the prerequisites that a work must meet in order to be protected, as well as the benefits from its protection.

You can obtain further information regarding copyrights, what orphan works are and how they are protected, as well as particular categories of works, television and radio transmissions, cable transmissions, audio-visual works, computer programs and databases.

Do you need professional advice on copyright issues? You can refer to professionals or other specialised organizations.

To fully take advantage of your idea, choose the most suitable intellectual property right. The selection of the correct type of intellectual property right, contributes to the maximisation of the protection against unlawful copies as well as the financial and other success of your enterprise.

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