NCFE Write up.

4.2 Explain why copyright is important in the film industry.

Copyright is the exclusive right given to the creator of a creative work to reproduce the work, usually for a limited time. The Copyright law exists because it helps to protect a creators ownership of their work.
The kind of work that is covered by the copyright law are original works of authorship (e.g. literature, poetry, films and music).
If we were to use someone else’s copyrighted work in our film then and profit from that use then we would have to pay them and court may prevent us from showing our work.
In order to avoid infringing copyright laws in our film we should try and avoid using any creative works not made by ourselves, and if we do, we must have permission of the original creator.