Copyright refers to the undivided rights a person has to their work to do with it as they want, which includes giving other people permission to use their work. This protects original works like books, music, and art. It means others can't copy or use your work without your permission.
Copyright protection starts as soon as the work is recorded in material form, as there is no need to register it.
Before giving copyright protection, the law considers the following things:
1 . the work should be original and not copied from another person. If someone writes a poem, you cannot turn their poem into a song and claim that it is original work
2. It must be an expression of an idea, as the law does not protect ideas. The idea must be reduced to material form. If it is a song, it has to be written down on paper or in soft copy or produced on the airwaves.
3. There must be an author of the work. The law can only protect work with the author as there is no one to sue if this work is copied or used without permission. Authors are still protected when they produce the work anonymously or use their alias or A.K.A. An example is musicians who produce songs using their stage names.
Source: BarefootLawyers
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