The Rocky Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds, Part 3: Copyrights
Copyrights are perhaps the most common type of intellectual property (along with trademarks), and are the first stop when it comes to protecting software-based products. This is because copyrights, which protect a particular expression of an idea, exist automatically upon fixation of an author’s work in a tangible medium of expression. This means that a graphic designer’s works are protected the instant they are drawn on paper or saved on a computer. A software programmer’s works are protected the instant they are saved to disc.
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The Rocky Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds, Part 3: Copyrights
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