On the government website you can read detailed information on how the law applies to this in the UK. According to information read on the English government website, in order for our work to be protected, we do not have to pay for anything or register it anywhere. For your convenience, you can additionally mark your work with a special copyright symbol (©) but this does not affect our rights.(www.gov.uk).
Having copyright to our work gives us the opportunity to protect it from other people using our ideas and designs as their own. In this way we protect our creativity.
Depending on the type of work created, we have a different period of time for copyright protection. For example :
Written, dramatic, musical and artistic work is protected for 70 years after authors death , while Written, dramatic, musical and artistic work is protected for only 25 years after the day it was created . (ww.gov.uk) After this time, anyone can use our work without legal consequences
I can't be absolutely sure that someone won't copy my work and use it as their own, the Internet is too big for me to find everyone. However, I can make sure the person has been warned of the legal consequences of doing so. In this case I can use a note, a special symbol or a statement that will warn the person what the consequences will be.
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ReplyDeleteHow copyright protects your work – UK Gov website
https://www.gov.uk/copyright#:~:text=Copyright%20prevents%20people%20from%3A,playing%20your%20work%20in%20public
How long copyright lasts – UK Gov website
https://www.gov.uk/copyright/how-long-copyright-lasts
License and sell your copyright – UK Gov website
https://www.gov.uk/copyright/license-and-sell-your-copyright
Stop people using your work – UK Gov website
https://www.gov.uk/copyright/stop-people-using-your-work