A
copyright is a right provided under the Copyright Act (the
"Act") to protect authors of creative works. It is a form
of protection provided to original works of authorship fixed in any
tangible medium of expression. This protection begins at the moment
the work is created, upon the "fixation" of the work on a
tangible medium. In other words, as soon as pen is put to paper,
paint is put to canvas, or a photograph is saved to a memory card,
that work is protected by law.
The work must be original.
Originality is the minimal requirement to be considered a
protected work. This means that the work must be independently
created with some minimal level of creativity. This
protection embraces a wide range of works, including:
