AJ Park - New Zealand Intellectual Property Lawyers Copyright gives the owner of the copyright a right of action against unauthorized copying of original work.
Original work can include drawings, articles, computer programs and written material.
Unlike protection assured by patents and registered designs, copyright automatically comes into existence upon creation of a work without the need to go through the registration procedure. However, copyright laws are very specific in relation to certain forms of original work, and advice on how to establish copyright protection is recommended. Due to the complexity of copyright law, A J Park has four teams of experts who specialise in the major areas of copyright industrial design, software, multimedia, and arts.