What mean by (copyright)?

What is copyright?

In general, copyright is the right given to the owner of an original work. This right can subsist in literary works such as books and computer software, musical works such as musical compositions, dramatic works such as plays, artistic works such as drawings, paintings and sculptures, sound recordings, films, broadcasts, cable programmes and the typographical arrangement of published editions of literary, dramatic or musical works, as well as performers' performances. Copyright works made available on the Internet environment are also protected.

In fact, the subsistence of copyright does not require the work to have an aesthetic value nor to be clever nor very creative. It exists even in an item as simple as a photograph taken by an ordinary person in daily life.

Copyright is an automatic right. It arises when a work is created. Unlike other intellectual property rights such as patents, trademarks and industrial designs, it is not necessary to register a copyright in Hong Kong, China in order to get protection under the law.

版權是什麼 ?

一般而言，版權是賦予原創作品擁有人的權利，可以存在於文學作品(如書籍及電腦軟件)、音樂作品(如創作樂曲)、戲劇作品(如舞台劇)、藝術作品(如繪畫、髹掃畫及雕塑品)、聲音紀錄、影片、廣播、有線傳播節目和文學、戲劇及音樂作品已發表版本的排印編排，以及表演者的演出等。互聯網傳送的版權作品，也受保護。

事實上，獲賦予版權的作品，未必是饒有藝術價值、獨具匠心或創意非凡的。即使簡單如一幀普通的生活照，也可擁有版權。

版權是一項自動被賦予的權利。在創作完成後，有關作品即擁有版權。版權與專利、商標及工業外觀設計等其他類別的知識產權不同之處，就是版權毋須在香港註冊，也可受法律保護。

copyright即「版權」，一般而言，版權是賦予原創作品擁有人的權利，可以存在於文學作品(如書籍及電腦軟件)、音樂作品(如創作樂曲)、戲劇作品(如舞台劇)、藝術作品(如繪畫、髹掃畫及雕塑品)、聲音紀錄、影片、廣播、有線傳播節目和文學、戲劇及音樂作品已發表版本的排印編排，以及表演者的演出等。互聯網傳送的版權作品，也受保護。

事實上，獲賦予版權的作品，未必是饒有藝術價值、獨具匠心或創意非凡的。即使簡單如一幀普通的生活照，也可擁有版權。

版權是一項自動被賦予的權利。在創作完成後，有關作品即擁有版權。版權與專利、商標及工業外觀設計等其他類別的知識產權不同之處，就是版權毋須在香港註冊，也可受法律保護。