What is a Copyright?
Copyright means an exclusive right of the author vested automatically on the basis of declaratory principle after Works are embodied in a tangible form without reducing by virtue of restrictions in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations.
Works mean any scientific, artistic, and literary works resulted from inspiration, ability, thought, imagination, dexterity, skill or expertise expressed in a tangible form.
Protected Works
Protected Works which include scientific, artistic, and literary Works, comprise:
- books, pamphlets, typholographical arrangement of published written work, and all other written works;
- talks, lectures, speeches, and other similar Works;
- visual aids made for educational and scientific purposes;
- songs and/or music with or without lyrics;
- dramatic works, musical dramas, dances, choreography, puppet shows, pantomimes;
- fine art works in any forms such as paintings, drawings, engravings, calligraphy, carvings, sculptures, or collage;
- applied art works;
- architectural works;
- maps;
- batik art works or other patterns art;
- photographic works;
- Portraits;
- cinematographic works;
- translations, interpretations, alterations, anthologies, databases, adaptation, arrangement, modification and other works resulting from transformation;
- translation, adaptation, arrangement, transformation, or modification of traditional cultural expressions;
- compilation of Works or data, whether in a readable format by Computer Program or by other media;
- compilation of traditional cultural expressions as long as the compilation constitutes an original work;
- video games; and
- Computer Programs.
Unprotected Works under Copyrights
Works that are not protected by Copyrights include:
- works that have not been embodied in tangible form;
- every idea, procedure, system, method, concept, principle, findings or data despite having been expressed, stated, described, explained, or incorporated in a Work; and
- tools, objects, or products that are created solely to resolve technical problems or of which form only serves functional needs.
Regulations related to Copyrights:
- Newest Copyrights Law Number 28 Year 2014