Copyright

Identification
Name
Copyright
Definition (1)
Source
European Commission
EC's Homepage
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/index_en.htm
Description
Copyright and related rights provide an incentive for the creation of and investment in new works and other protected matter (music, films, print media, software, performances, broadcasts, etc.) and their exploitation, thereby contributing to improved competitiveness, employment and innovation.
The field of copyright is associated with important cultural, social and technological aspects, all of which have to be taken into account in formulating policy in this field.
Definition (2)
Source
CEN.
Description
"Any person or group drafting any type of document automatically owns the text they have written, and their ownership is protected by copyright law. What they own, however, is the particular form of expression, not the ideas they are trying to convey. NOTE: The copyright is part of the generic term Intellectual Property. "

Identification
Name	Copyright
Definition (1)
Source	European Commission
EC's Homepage	http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/index_en.htm
Description	Copyright and related rights provide an incentive for the creation of and investment in new works and other protected matter (music, films, print media, software, performances, broadcasts, etc.) and their exploitation, thereby contributing to improved competitiveness, employment and innovation. The field of copyright is associated with important cultural, social and technological aspects, all of which have to be taken into account in formulating policy in this field.
Definition (2)
Source	CEN.
Description	"Any person or group drafting any type of document automatically owns the text they have written, and their ownership is protected by copyright law. What they own, however, is the particular form of expression, not the ideas they are trying to convey. NOTE: The copyright is part of the generic term Intellectual Property. "

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