COPYRIGHT: YOU CREATED IT BUT IS IT PROTECTED

 

YOU CREATED IT — BUT IS IT PROTECTED?

As an Entrepreneur, you may create:

📚 Books
📝 Articles
🎵 Music
🎥 Videos
📸 Photographs
🎨 Designs
💻 Software
📢 Advertising materials
and other original creative works.

These creations may have value.

This is where copyright protection becomes important.

Copyright generally protects original creative works rather than simply protecting an idea.

Here are five things entrepreneurs should understand:

1️⃣ Creation matters

Keep evidence showing when and how your work was created.

2️⃣ Understand what copyright protects

Copyright generally concerns original expression rather than an abstract idea.

3️⃣ Don't assume everything online is free to use

A photograph, article, video, music or graphic you find online may belong to someone else.

4️⃣ Think about ownership

If you hire someone to create content, design or software for your business, understand the contractual arrangements concerning ownership and permitted use.

5️⃣ Protect your valuable creative assets

Your intellectual property can become one of your business assets.

💡 BUSINESS LESSON

Entrepreneurs should not only think about protecting their physical assets.

Your intellectual property can also have significant commercial value.

💬 QUESTION

What type of creative work do you think Nigerian entrepreneurs overlook most when it comes to intellectual-property protection?

A. Photos
B. Videos
C. Written content
D. Designs
E. Software

Share your answer.

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