A work of sufficient creativity is protected by copyright as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium. In contrast, an unrecorded performance is not copyrighted.
To be copyrighted, the material must also be legally able to have copyright, including art, music, drama and literature, but not including "any idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery." 17 USC §102(b). Works of US government employees cannot be copyrighted in the USA.
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I think that getting the/a copyright to Star Trek is basically impossible, considering that that copyright must be owned by the movie companies and people who created it or their beneficiaries/heirs.
Yes, it is copyrighted for 95 years from its date of first US publication.
This is a question highly dependant upon the country in which you wish to have a copyright protection. You need to check the schedules attached to the law dealing with copyright.
The owner of a copyright in music has the exclusive right to perform the work
Not necessarily. The release date can be well after the copyright date.
A corporate entity would not have a copyright date.
The copyright date of the original book is July 24th, 1954The copyright date of the movie is December 19th, 2001The copyright date of the video game is September 24th, 2002
The copyright date of Twilight is 2005.
No, the copyright date is not always the same as the publication date. The copyright date is the year when a work is legally protected, while the publication date is when the work is made available to the public.
No, a copyright date is the first date of publication and an imprint date can be many years later, e.g., a later edition based upon the original copyright date.
what is the copyright date in the red badge of courage
Each volume has its own copyright date.
the copyright date is 2005
Google gives the copyright date as the current year, because that's the date the page rendered.
The copyright date is the year the text was completed. It may or may not be the same as the publication date.
Most websites give the current date as the copyright date, as that's when the page rendered.