Intellectual property

Intellectual property (IP) refers to Creations of the mind: Inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs unusual in commerce. (Source: wipo.int)
Intellectual Property covers mainly two areas:
1) industrial property-patents, trademarks, industrial patterns, geography indication to sources.
2) Copyright literary and artistic works such as novels, poems, drama, film, painting, design, photography, sculptures.




For me it's mainly music I think in the connection with IP. On web 2.0, you can download and share music that others have created. File sharing such as BitTorrent, LimeWire and Piratbay are programs that allow free download. Is this legal or illegal?





Much of the downloadable music and other software is illegal, to share with friends online. You can get fined and go to jail for up to 3 years. He who has created the music has not given his consent to this, and gets no paid for the work. It can be difficult to live off making music or programs because of this.





But there are ways to download music legal. You pay for the song you download, or for the entire album.

I do not think the problem is knowing what is legal and not legal to download. People know that. Many have pointed to the solution to block file sharing as a way to end the problem. I do not think this is the way to go. Napster is an example of this. Napster was closed, and the people who created Napster was brought to trial and lost the case. Napster was shut down for a period, while other networks occurred or continued with their activities.

I think information and campaigns can be the way to go to educate people about the consequences of piracy for the copyright owner and the consumer.
What about music that is downloaded? Can it be used freely? Can you use it on a website on the internet or other public places. The answer is no. In private use you can do as you want, but if the music is used in public, there are other rules. In Norway, TONO protects authors and music publisher's rights. Since Norway is affiliated with the Berne Convention and the Berne Convention's provisions are implemented in the Copyright Act for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and through reciprocity agreements with similar companies in other countries, administers TONO in practice throughout the world repertoire. The law gives the author the exclusive right to work and agree to use the work in the public when the work is performed outside private area. The exclusive right lasts for 70 years after the author's death. Provisions of the Convention are effectively implemented in the Copyright Act. Tono can allow to use the music outside private area against payment. This must be done between Tono and those who will use the music. Tono collects compensation for performance of music by applicable rules. Considerations are different, it is depended on if the music is performed or played in a shop, hotel, cafe, fitness center, television and radio, concerts, church services, etc. The money is then distributed to the licensees in the performed works.