Today to show that we are the authors of an image, drawing, written work and any other material that is hung on the web, is something vital, since it represents a good way to protect ourselves from the misuse or abuse that they can make of these.
La intellectual property It is nothing more than everything that has emerged from the intellect, from the brain of an individual; It can be an invention, a writing, a work, a model, prototype, etc.
You must protect your work ALWAYS
At present with all the technology, use of networks and web sites, a lot of information is posted and retransmitted through these means without taking into consideration that it should be protected adequately to avoid future inconveniences.
Through this article, we will talk a little about how and when to protect our intellectual property placed on the web.
Why register a work as intellectual property?
From the outset, property rights of a work originate at the time of its creation, then its corresponding registry is recommended which would provide by default a creation date and the corresponding authorship; If something similar or similar occurs later or later this record will be very useful.
What is copyright about
Once the intellectual property is registered, the right is acquired to allow or not the use of the work be it written, an image, drawing or another, to claim the improper use of it and to receive the corresponding benefits derived from the use of their works.
What is authorized? The way in which the property will be disclosed, used or changed, if applicable.
There are two forms of copyright: moral and patrimonial
Moral copyright
The authorship of this type of intellectual property is for life, under no circumstances are they transferred or sold and they are not waived.
Patrimonial copyright
These occur when a third party has the need or determination to use a work for which they must pay the author the amount that he sets or adhere to the conditions of use determined by the author for it. In these cases, the intellectual property rights are lost after a certain time.
For example, in Spain are lost 60 years after the death of the author, from there anyone has the right to use the work without risk of claims, although fortunately there are ways to register intellectual works, including via the web there are tutorials and explanatory material on how to carry out the registration process.
On the web specifically we find specialized platforms where it is possible to do the registration process for free, although they also offer more sophisticated services associated with the registration that are paid.
Usually the free registration will have a limiting associated with space With which you will have to hang the works, likewise, as you are willing to pay, more space will be given so that you can add as many works as you need.
How to register copyright
For register intellectual property rights on the web, it will be necessary to create an account according to what the platform requires in terms of user information.
After creating the account, you can proceed to upload the works, the number of these could have some limitations related to the monthly amount that can be posted, if it is a free registration on the contrary, the payment records They will provide more flexibility in this regard and will offer other more specialized services that are tailored to the user's needs.
Obviously there are other systems and ways to register your property that offer the necessary protection, whichever of these you use the purpose is the same, provide security, protect against misuse by third parties, avoid bad times and future inconveniences and acquire the rights to claim, demand, receive compensation, decide how and when they will be used.