How copyright protects your work

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License and sell your copyright

You can license the use of your work if you own the copyright. You can also decide how your work is used.

You can register your work with a licensing body, for example a collecting society, who will agree licences with users for you and collect royalties for you.

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Your copyright can be transferred by inheritance and will be valid as long as the work remains in copyright - check how long protection lasts.

Moral rights

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  • be identified as the author of your work
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  • object to changes made to your work

Performers바카라 사이트™ rights

You have rights in your performances separate to copyright if you바카라 사이트™re a performer.

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