Copyright law is designed to ascribe exclusive rights to the creator of a work.
Copyright law.
Yes, derivative works are protected by copyright law as long as they meet the originality and creativity requirements set forth by the law.
Books and other literary works are protected by copyright law.
Better? It is certainly "different". Copyright lasts for a fixed period. Trademark lasts as long as the owner continues to use it. You can have trademark rights on things that cannot be protected by copyright and vice versa.
A website is considered a "literary work" under copyright law.
The official website whitehouse.gov is not protected by copyright, pursuant to federal law.
Technology would typically be protected by patent law, with the exception of software, which can fall under both copyright and patent.
Inventions are protected by patent law.
No. You could copyright a drawing or photograph of the logo but the logo itself would have to be protected as a trademark.
Yes, "It's a Wonderful Life" is protected under copyright law. The film was first released in 1946, so it is still within the copyright protection period.
Ideas that have been expressed in a tangible medium can be protected by copyright. Ideas for improving processes can be protected by patent law.
Yes; logos and slogans are also protected by trademark law.