Copyright and protecting your intellectual property in the creative industries
Protecting your work from being stolen is significant within the creative and animation industries so that no individual or company can copy and steal your work. Intellectual property is defined by Wipo as “Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.” Material that counts as your intellectual property can be various things such as a brand name you own, a piece of art or written work you created, a product you invented or even the appearance of a property you made. So long as you are responsible for making the product, you own the copyright to it and have the right to prevent other people or companies from stealing your work and making profits from it. Why does copyright matter within the industry? Within the animation industry where many creative people come up with ideas, artwork or collaborate with other artists to create projects, theft of other a