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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
All rights, including copyright, in the poems contained in and the general content of the pages of this website are owned or controlled for these purposes by Josie Whitehead, author.
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You are not permitted to copy, download, store (in any form), transmit, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the poems or other content of these web pages for any other purpose whatsoever without the prior written permission of the author.
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READ THIS: Copyright - The Basics
Josie Whitehead
​Copyright is a legal right that grants creators exclusive control over their original creative works, preventing others from using or copying their work without permission. It is a form of intellectual property that arises automatically once a work is fixed in a tangible form (e.g., written down, recorded, or saved digitally).
Key Concepts
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Automatic Protection: In the UK and many other countries (signatories of the Berne Convention), copyright protection is automatic upon the creation of the work. You do not need to register it or use the © symbol, although the symbol is a useful indicator of ownership.
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Expression, Not Ideas: Copyright protects the specific way an idea is expressed, not the idea itself. For example, you can't copyright the general idea of a boy wizard, but you can copyright the specific book or film that tells the story.
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Exclusive Rights: As the copyright owner, you have the sole right to:
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Copy the work.
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Issue copies to the public (distribute).
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Perform, show, or play the work in public.
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Make an adaptation or derivative work (e.g., turning a novel into a film screenplay).
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Broadcast or make the work available online.
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Duration: Copyright protection lasts for a limited time, which varies by the type of work and jurisdiction. In the UK and US, it typically lasts for the creator's lifetime plus 70 years after their death. Once the term expires, the work enters the public domain and can be freely used by anyone.
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Exceptions (Fair Dealing/Fair Use): Copyright law includes limitations that permit the use of copyrighted material without permission in specific circumstances, such as for non-commercial research, private study, criticism, review, or news reporting, provided the use is "fair".
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Ownership and Transfer: The creator of the work is usually the first owner. However, if the work is created as part of their employment duties, the employer typically owns the copyright. Ownership can be transferred or sold, much like physical property, and creators can grant specific permissions through licenses (e.g., Creative Commons licences).
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Understanding copyright helps balance the interests of creators in benefiting from their work with the public interest in the dissemination of knowledge and creativity.
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This is SO important that you and your children understand fully the great importance of copyright. Read HERE​​​​​​​
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