Copyright law bbc bitesize

What is a copyright law BBC?
Copyright gives the copyright holder exclusive rights to publish, copy, distribute and sell their creation.
No one else can use the work without permission.
Copyright on a piece of work lasts for a long time, although the rules about how long are quite complicated and vary from country to country..
The Copyright Act gives authors and other copyright owners of original 'works' the exclusive right to reproduce, publish, communicate, and adapt their material; and to licence, transfer, or sell it to other people.

How does copyright affect people's daily lives?

These issues increasingly affect people's daily lives.
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 exists to protect peoples' creations.
When a person creates something, they own it.
What they create might include:

Copyright is a legal means of ensuring that content creators can protect what they create.

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BBC School Radio is a division of the BBC providing audio learning resources for primary schools in the United Kingdom.

Copyright law bbc bitesize

What is a copyright law BBC?

How does copyright affect people's daily lives?