Abstract
Copyright is the exclusive legal right for a limited time period to reproduce, publish, adapt, distribute, perform, sell or transmit original work such as books, computer software, plays, drawings, films, musical compositions and so on. Copyright is part of a larger scheme to protect what is known as intellectual property, which also includes trademarks, patents and designs. In the age of the Internet and multimedia, copyright issues have become increasingly important to journalists in both traditional and new media as works appearing on the Internet are also protected. Journalists today need to understand the concepts of copyright and its implications, particularly as more countries are focusing on enforcement. Journalists should be aware of copyright in two regards: one, in acknowledging the copyrights of other people's work that might affect newsgathering, writing and news production and two, in protecting a journalist's own work.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Hong Kong Media Law |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Guide for Journalists and Media Professionals |
| Publisher | Hong Kong University Press, HKU |
| Pages | 187-206 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789622098077 |
| State | Published - 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences