Is the website protected by copyright?
I have a website that is similar to my company's website. Is it infringing on my company's copyright?" We are often asked for advice.
Let us first consider whether a website can be considered a copyrighted work.
What is a "work" protected by copyright law?
creativity
expression
Literature, Academia, Art, Music
The three elements, shown in the figure above, must be present.
So what about websites?
I have a website that is similar to my company's website. I wonder if it infringes on my company's copyright." We often hear the following comments.
To be protected by copyright law, you are protected in principle if you have the three things listed above. The website contains text, photographs, videos, and illustrations. Literature, scholarship, art, and music" are considered to be included because they are considered to be cultural works.
Therefore, a company's website is considered a copyrighted work.
However, it is common for companies to outsource the production of their websites rather than producing them themselves, in which case the copyright belongs to the creator of the website.
Therefore, it is necessary to check the location of the copyright.
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