3 Copyright
3.1 Introduction
Copyright is an intellectual property right. Intellectual property rights protect things that are created by a person’s skill, labour and investment of time and money. The law of copyright prevents a person from copying the work of another without his permission. It is therefore the exclusive right to use material in a certain way. The law of copyright protects two kinds of labour or investment; the labour of the author in his own material, such as articles, programmes, scripts or songs, and the investment of those who provide the technology necessary to publish the material, such as newspapers, broadcasts, films or records.
The law of copyright is important to those working in the media. It determines ...
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