opyright and Film Copyright is a legal right created by the law of a country, that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to its use and distribution, usually for a limited time, with the intention of enabling the creator (e.g. the photographer of a photograph or the author of a book) to receive compensation for their intellectual effort. Intellectual property (IP) is any form of original creation that can be bought or sold - from music to machinery. The four main types of IP rights are patents, trade marks, designs and copyright but there are many other ways to protect your IP.

For television and film productions copyright can relate to copying files illegally but there are other materials that are be copyright protected. Copyright may exists for the original screenplay, the music score and so on. If you produced the TV show or film then you would normally obtain the rights to, or gain permission to use, the works required to make the production.

Musical score, recorded music Use of story, sound or image during the production Script Finished Film Examples of materials subject to copyright

TASK Unit ,1.5 Outline materials subject to copyright (use the table on the previous slide) Discussion: How does copyright law affect the use of “materials” in filmmaking? For example laws surrounding the use of music in film. Explain how copyright laws were taken into consideration when making your film