ART’S A WASTE OF TIME !
JUST FORGET
ABOUT IT !
IT’S NOT FAIR !
WHY SHOULDN’T I BE
AN ARTIST ?
WHAT’S UP, MARCO ?
MY PARENTS SAY…
THAT I’M BOUND TO STARVE !
THEY’VE GOT IT WRONG ! LET’S SEE WHY !
ARCO
WANTS TO
STUDY MUSIC,
BUT HIS
PARENTS ARE
AGAINST
THE IDEA
…
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THEY’VE GOT
NO RESPECT
FOR ME !
MY UNCLE AND AUNT MADE FUN OF ME,
TOO, WHEN I SAID I WANTED TO BE
AN ARTIST…
THEY STUCK
BY ME
LUCKY YOU !
IS THAT
RIGHT ? WHAT
ABOUT YOUR
PARENTS ?
MY DAD
ASKED
THEM…
CAN YOU IMAGINE A WORLD
WITHOUT ARTISTS?
ACTUALLY...
IT WOULD BE BORING !
IT WOULDN’T
BE LIFE !
GRIM !
FILM
THEATER
BOOKS
MUSIC
ART
DANCE
TELEVISION
SCUL
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WITHOUT THE ARTS, HUMAN BEINGS
WOULD BE… LESS HUMAN, MORE LIKE
ANIMALS IN THE WILD…
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON’T
CONSIDER ART TO BE WORK, SO THEY
HAVE NO IDEA OF THE RESPECT THAT
AUTHORS DESERVE.
BUT STILL…
THAT’S IT ! THAT’S JUST HOW MY PARENTS ARE !
YOU’RE GOING TO STARVE,
MUSIC MAN, YOU’LL SEE…
HO, HO, HO!
WRONG, BECAUSE I ALREADY KNOW HOW
TO EARN RESPECT !
RUBBISH !
THAT’S JUST TALK !
BOOKSTORE
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HI ! WHAT’S GOING ON ? HI, CHULI!
WHAT A SURPRISE
TO SEE YOU HERE !
WELL, THAT’S
EASY !
JUST CLAIM
COPYRIGHT.
CAN COPYRIGHT HELP ME MAKE
A LIVING FROM MY ART ?
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HOW I CAN MAKE A LIVING
FROM MY ART.
THINK, MARCO :
YOU’RE WALKING
DOWN THE
STREET…
OF COURSE NOT, SILLY !
ONLY IF IT’S MINE…
AND YOU SEE A HOUSE OR A CAR THAT YOU LIKE…
CAN YOU JUST TAKE IT ?
OR IF THE OWNER
LETS ME.
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THAT’S IT :
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT,
RIGHT ? SO…
IF YOU COMPOSE A SONG OR WRITE A BOOK, WHAT ARE
YOU IN RELATION TO IT ?
WELL… THE AUTHOR !
WELL, THE AUTHOR’S
THE OWNER OF HIS
WORK; IT’S HIS BECAUSE
HE CREATED IT.
TO DO THAT HE WORKED HARD, INVESTING TIME, EFFORT,
TALENT, AND OFTEN HIS OWN MONEY.
OK.
AND NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY PROPERTY
WITHOUT THE OWNER’S PERMISSION.
THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN DISPOSE OF A WORK, BY SELLING OR HIRING IT, ALLOWING IT TO BE
REPRODUCED, LICENSING IT AND SO ON, IS THE AUTHOR.
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SO… IF I CREATE
A WORK, CAN I
MAKE MONEY
OUT OF IT ?
OF COURSE, AND
THEN YOUR PARENTS
WILL LEAVE YOU
IN PEACE.
THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT
HOUSES AND CARS ARE
THINGS YOU CAN TOUCH…
INTELLECTUAL CREATIONS (SONGS, POEMS, SCREENPLAYS,
DANCES, ETC.) ARE THINGS YOU CANNOT TOUCH.
BUT ALL GOODS, BOTH
PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL,
HAVE OWNERS WHOSE
RIGHTS SHOULD BE
RESPECTED.
THE MEDIUM
IS PHYSICAL
(PAPER, CD,
TAPE), THE
CREATION IS
INTELLECTUAL
SO, IF YOU WANT TO BE A PERFORMER AND MAKE A LIVING FROM YOUR CREATIVE
WORK, YOU NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT COPYRIGHT.
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HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH
ABOUT IT ?
THEY GAVE ME THIS
BROCHURE
TELL US
ABOUT IT, THEN !
I WENT TO THE COPYRIGHT
OFFICE AND…
WE’VE SEEN
THE MAIN
PART…
THE VALUE OF CREATIVITY
CREATIVITY MAKES THE WORLD
GO ROUND…
THE IMPORTANCE OF REMEMBERING
THAT THE AUTHOR IS THE OWNER OF
HIS WORK,…
WHICH GIVES HIM RIGHTS THAT
HAVE TO BE RECOGNIZED AND
PROTECTED
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WHO CAN BE
AN AUTHOR ?
ONLY HUMAN BEINGS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING INTELLECTUAL
WORKS, SO AN ANIMAL, MACHINE OR INSTITUTION CAN’T BE
AN AUTHOR.
SORRY,
AURORA…
POOR LITTLE THING !
BUT AREN’T THERE
OTHER KINDS OF
AUTHORSHIP ?
YOU ONLY MIMIC, YOU DON’T CREATE.
JOINT AUTHORSHIP,
THE AUTHORSHIP OF
PSEUDONYMOUS
WORKS (WRITTEN
UNDER AN ASSUMED
NAME),
AND THAT OF WORKS
CREATED FOR AN
EMPLOYER.
THAT OF
ANONYMOUS
(UNSIGNED)
WORKS...
AND WHAT IF THE TWO
SIDES DON’T AGREE ON
ANYTHING ?
IT’S GENERALLY PRESUMED THAT THE RIGHTS IN WORKS
CREATED ON COMMISSION OR AS AN EMPLOYEE
HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO
THE EMPLOYER.
WELL,
YES, THERE’S ALSO…
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SO…
COPYRIGHT PROTECTS CREATIONS IN THE FORM OF LITERARY
AND ARTISTIC WORKS, WHATEVER THEIR NATURE,
MERIT OR PURPOSE.
DO YOU HAVE
TO REGISTER
THE WORK TO
QUALIFY ?
IT’S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA
TO REGISTER A WORK, BUT
THE RIGHTS ACTUALLY COME
FROM THE ACT OF CREATING
THE WORK…
SO IT’S NOT ESSENTIAL TO
REGISTER; THAT MAKES
COPYRIGHT DIFFERENT FROM
TRADEMARKS… !
RIGHT
COPYRIGHT IS IN THE CREATION,
LIKE MUSIC… AND THE RIGHTS OF
THE BUYER ARE IN THE PHYSICAL
OBJECT, LIKE THE CD.
SAY YOU BUY A CD; YOU’RE ALLOWED TO LISTEN
TO IT, BUT NOT TO MARKET THE SONG…
ER… SORRY ?…
I DON’T GET IT
RIGHT: I OWN THE CD, BUT THE
AUTHOR OWNS THE CREATION.
ENGIN-
EERIN
G
SOCIOLOGY
PHILO-
SOPHY
ART
HISTORY
POETRY
PSYCHO-
LOGY
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BUT IF I’M RUNNING A BUSINESS,
CAN I PLAY THE SONG TO ATTRACT
CUSTOMERS ?
ONLY IF YOU PAY FOR THE USE; REMEMBER:
BUYING THE CD MEANS LISTENING TO IT IS
YOUR ONLY RIGHT.
WHAT ABOUT SOMEONE WHO CREATES
COMPUTER SOFTWARE ?
AND FOR
HOW LONG IS
A WORK
PROTECTED ?
THE WHOLE OF THE AUTHOR’S
LIFE AND 50 YEARS AFTER HIS
DEATH
IT COUNTS AS A LITERARY
WORK; IT’S THE RESULT OF HUMAN
INGENUITY
IN MANY COUNTRIES
IT CAN BE AS MUCH AS 70 YEARS
OK, SO AN ARTIST
ACTUALLY CAN MAKE
A LIVING FROM
HIS WORK…!
AND FOR SO
LONG !
BUT THEN
WHAT ?
IT GOES INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, AND
REPRODUCTION IS FREE
WHAT IF
SOMEONE ELSE
THEN SAYS THE
WORK’S HIS ?
HE CAN’T. THE AUTHOR’S MORAL RIGHTS
(HIS AUTHORSHIP AND CONTROL OVER THE WORK)
GO ON FOREVER.
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PIRACY IS UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION, SALE, HIRING OR
OTHER USE OF THE WORK. IN ANY FORM.
READY ?
PLUNDER AWAY,
ME HEARTIES !
AND WE DON’T EVEN
HAVE TO PAY !
PLAGIARISM IS THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOMEONE ELSE’S
WORK AFTER COPYING IT WORD FOR WORD OR PARAPHRASING
IT, AND ASCRIBING AUTHORSHIP TO ANOTHER PERSON.
YOUR WORK ? BUT I’VE ALREADY
READ THIS BY ANOTHER
AUTHOR !
ER, UM… WELL,
HOW ABOUT
THAT ?
BOTH ARE INFRINGEMENTS
OF COPYRIGHT, AND THAT’S
A CRIME !
BUT YOU CAN SOMETIMES USE A WORK
WITHOUT ASKING THE AUTHOR FOR
PERMISSION.
THAT’S RIGHT, FOR INSTANCE WHEN
WE LISTEN TO MUSIC AT HOME FOR
ENJOYMENT...
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OR WHEN ART AND LITERATURE ARE TAUGHT
IN SCHOOL FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
BACK IN THE 18
TH
CENTURY...
AND YOU CAN REPRODUCE SMALL
FRAGMENTS OF A WORK TO CLARIFY
AN IDEA.
RIGHT AGAIN: THAT’S THE RIGHT OF QUOTATION;
YOU MENTION THE AUTHOR AND THE SOURCE.
THANKS, YOU TWO.
THAT’S GIVEN ME SOME
ARGUMENTS TO PUT
TO MY PARENTS.
OF COURSE !
THEN THEY’LL RESPECT
YOU AS A CREATOR AND
OWNER OF RIGHTS.
SO NOW WE CREATORS HAVE
A FUTURE AFTER ALL…
A PRESENT AND A FUTURE !
SO, VAN DALUS… ?
MMMYES…
I HAVE TO ADMIT
THAT YOUR PARENTS
HAVEN’T GOT IT
RIGHT; COME TO
THINK OF IT, YOU
MAY JUST HAVE
A FUTURE AS
AN ARTIST.
COPYRIGHT. Lima, October 2001. Published by agreement between the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and
Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | Scenario and Artwork:
Juan Acevedo | Design: Germán Luna, Jorge Llahuala | Color: María Elena Sialer | Translation: WIPO | Correspondence:
WIPO – 34 chemin des Colombettes, 1211 Geneva 20 (Switzerland) – www.wipo.int | INDECOPI: Calle de la Prosa 138, San Borja,
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