Anime Name:-Vinland Saga
Song Name:- Daylight
Original Song Link:-   • David Kushner - Daylight (Official Mu...  

Copyrights are a form of intellectual property, and are codified in Title 17 of the United States Code. A copyright is created when an original creation is fixed upon a tangible medium – however an idea is not copyrightable. So long as the creation, story, character or song rests within the head of its creator this means it is not subject to copyright. Only when someone first commits their idea to paper, computer or other tangible medium has the idea has taken a tangible form and is copyrighted. This process is commonly known as a “common-law copyright.” While it does not afford the same protections as a copyright that is registered with the United States Copyright Office, it does bestow upon the original author a degree of creative control and security. It is precisely these protections that make obtaining a copyright important to aspiring creators.

Copyrights create a form of protection that lasts a literal lifetime. Once created, a copyright (presently) lasts for the lifetime of the author plus an additional seventy years. If the creator is a corporation then the copyright lasts the shorter of 95 years from the date of publication or 125 years from the date of creation. This length is to afford the creator and their estate sufficient time to profit from the copyright. After this period, the copyright officially moves to the public domain. All items in the public domain are usable by anyone for any purpose without having to pay the creator of the work.

At its original inception, the public domain was devised to create a pool of creative works that could inspire future generations. However, its intent has been diminished by the ever-lengthening duration of the copyright which keeps existing works from moving into public domain. Presently, only the following are within the public domain: All works prior to 1923, works between 1923 and 1989 depending on if the work was published with a notice of copyright registration and if it was renewed, after March 1989 all copyrights last the aforementioned lifetime plus seventy years. Presently, all works created after 1989, baring unusual circumstances, are not in the public domain.

When a copyright is the creation of more than one person, say for example two friends who decide to create a manga with one writing the story while the other draws the artwork; they have what is called a “joint work.” In a joint work the copyright is owned by all persons that contributed to the work regardless of their level of contribution. Creators have to be very careful about the production of their work as any creative input by another person can potentially impact who owns the copyright and may greatly affect their ability to sell and/or profit from the work down the line. Additionally, joint works change what type of control each author has over the work. Owners of a joint work are free to sell and distribute the work independent of one another provided that the other owners of the work receive profit for it. However, there is one exception to this rule. The sale of exclusive rights to a work requires the consent of ALL PERSONS who have a stake in the work. It is for this reason that creators and artists need to be careful as to who has a stake in the copyright as any other person who may have a stake in it could prevent their ability to properly profit off of the creation in the future. If, the aforementioned two friends publish a manga together, neither may sell the exclusive rights to a movie or TV series based on the book without the signed consent of the other.

This works slightly differently for corporations. Corporations use a system called “work-for-hire” from their artists, writers and staff. For example, once CAPCOM has an artist draw Chris Redfield on paper CAPCOM owns the copyright to the character, not the artist who drew him. This is a result of contract negotiation and employer agreements with their employees. Although many employees of comic book companies like Marvel or DC will place their work on websites such as Deviant Art, this is only done with the express permission of their employer. When working for a corporation such as Squire Enix or CAPCOM anything created by the employeesusing company materials or while on the clock is the intellectual property of the corporation, not the employee. This is a highly contested and litigated matter as sometimes corporations will argue that even things created on the artist's spare time still belongs to the company as it was done using the training and knowledge they gained while working for the corporation.




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