Lecture 7 
Don't get ripped off - Copyright matters

Intellectual property refers to the creations of your mind - inventions

Patents - max 20 years long
Trade Mark - lasts forever, renew every 10 years

Tm - pending at patent office
R - registered mark

Heinz registered the logo, type, shape of packaging, and colour so no one else can make it look similar to theirs

Registered designs - up to 25 years
- refers to the different designs of a product, such as a bottle.

Copyright - lasts 70 years after your death
- art, music, animation, film, games
- automatic
-date and record your work

If copyright is given to a charitable organisation it is now theirs forever.

www.ipo.gov.uk
DACs
Association of illustrator

Facebook Youtube & Blogger all make you sign over giving them free copyright of your work once you sign up to them.