Most uses require permission from the copyright holder, which can be time-consuming and expensive.
Using copyright-free materials is much cheaper and easier than negotiating for a license with the copyright holder of a protected work.
Yes, it can. That logo has artistic and design elements, thus is legally regarded as a work of artistic creation, and therefore is protected by the copyright law.
If you are using materials that are not your original work, you need permission from the copyright holder. Works that are entirely your own are automatically protected by copyright as soon as they are fixed in a tangible medium.
Once a work of sufficient originality is fixed in a tangible medium, it is automatically protected by copyright.
The code is protected as a literary work.
Software is protected by copyright as a literary work.
In Canada software is protected as a literary work under the Copyright Act of Canada. Copyright is acquired automatically when an original work is generated, the creator is not required to register or mark the work with the copyright symbol in order to be protected.
Anyone can create a work of sufficient creativity and have it automatically protected by copyright.
A website is considered a "literary work" under copyright law.
A work of sufficient creativity is automatically protected by copyright as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium.
No. You could copyright a drawing or photograph of the logo but the logo itself would have to be protected as a trademark.
Works are protected by copyright as soon as they are "fixed." If you wish to register a work with the copyright office, you may do so.