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Copyright is a right given to authors of “originalworks,” such as books, articles, movies, and computer programs.Copyright gives the exclusive right to reproduce thework, prepare derivative works, or to perform or presentthe work publicly. Copyrights protect only the form orexpression of ideas, not the underlying ideas themselves.
While a copyright may be registered to obtain legaladvantages, a copyright need not be registered to exist.Rather, a copyright comes into existence automatically themoment the work is “fixed” in a “tangible medium ofexpression,” and lasts for the life of the author plus seventyyears, or for a total of ninety-five years in cases in whichthe employer owns the copyright.
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SUMMARY OF IP LAW 
