Copyright & licensing

⚡tl;dr copyright automatically protects works that are original enough the person owning the copyright initially is the author, not their employer the author must assign it to the employer if such is the intent a license is the permission given by the author to a third party to use the exclusive rights attached to the copyright licenses have many parameters that must be precisely defined in a written agreement book a free call with us what is it? copyright is a legal right that automatically protects original works of authorship from unauthorized use a work of authorship can be books, music, art, software, etc in switzerland, copyright grants the creator exclusive rights to use, reproduce, distribute, and display their works to be protected by copyright, a work must be original enough; the threshold is defined on a case by case basis, depending on the type of work an exception applies to photographs which are protected irrespectively of their "level of originality " copyright does not protect ideas, only their expression for software in particular, only the source code is protected, not the concept licensing your copyright means giving permission to another party to use your work for a specific scope, which defines the extent and limitations of the rights granted to use copyrighted material, such as where, how, and for how long it can be used how do i get copyright? copyright protection is automatic and does not require registration it arises as soon as an original work is created and fixed in a tangible medium however, proving your ownership, especially in legal disputes, may require evidence such as dated drafts, registrations with a notary, or other documentation keep in mind that copyright is automatically vested in the author (i e , the physical person who created the work) and needs to be assigned to a company for the company to own it check out our page on ip ownership & ip assignment docid\ osiaguxu49d7zwkunvgx3 how do i license copyright? licensing your copyright is done through an agreement this usually takes the form of a licensing agreement, but it can also be done as a part of another agreement licenses have many parameters , such as material scope the extent the licensee can use the licensed copyrights for example, to use, modify, develop, and exploit these rights geographical scope the specific geographic regions where the licensee is permitted to use the licensed rights for example, a "worldwide license" purpose the specific purposes for which the license is granted for example, for educational use, commercial exploitation, or internal business processes duration determines the duration of the granted license usually, this will be for the duration of the agreement, but it could also be perpetual exclusivity determines whether the license is exclusive or non exclusive in other words, whether the licensor can grant another license to another licensee or not transferability specifies whether the licensee can transfer the license to another party sublicensability indicates whether the licensee can grant sub licenses to third parties revocability clarifies whether and under what circumstances the license can be revoked costs details the financial terms of the license, including any upfront payments, royalties, or ongoing fees an example could be, "the licensee agrees to pay an initial fee of chf 10,000, with 5% royalties on gross revenue generated using the licensed material " a wide license could read " the licensor hereby grants the licensee a worldwide, exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, non revocable, perpetual and free license to use, develop, and exploit the licensed software " a restrictive license could read " the licensor hereby grants the licensee a non exclusive, non transferable, non sublicensable, revocable, and limited license to use the licensed software for internal purposes in switzerland for the duration of this agreement, subject to the payment of the costs " best practices written agreements text form agreements are entered into for all licenses scope of the license the scope of the ip license granted is carefully described in all licensing agreements, including material scope geographical scope purpose duration exclusivity transferability sublicensability revocability costs scope of the licensed ip the scope of the licensed ip is clearly delimited ip licence vs copyright licence? the license is generally linked to the licensed ip usually, the license will cover "intellectual property rights" and will be broader than copyright it could, for example, include a trademark or a patent the mechanism remains the same as a copyright license how do i get this done? check out our licensing agreement package and book a free call with us read more on the lexr blog https //www lexr com/en ch/blog/copyrights and artificial intelligence/ https //www lexr com/en ch/blog/copyrights and artificial intelligence/https //www lexr com/en ch/blog/nft intellectual property/ https //www lexr com/en ch/blog/nft intellectual property/