Author: Sanjanaa, Student at Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences(SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai-77.
Co-Author: M. Oviya, Student at Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai-77
ABSTRACT
Copyright unavoidably pits the demands of consumers and users of these works for maximum access to the works at minimal or no cost against the demands of authors and publishers to control and charge for uses of their works. In point of fact, the fundamental premise of copyright is that the additional costs incurred by the public as a result of the copyright monopoly are outweighed by the profit made from a primarily monopolistic set of legal rights, which provide the mandatory economic incentive for the creation and dissemination of artistic and intellectual works. All copyright regimes around the world require originality in copyrighted works. The common definition of “original” is something that has never been done before and is novel. Innovation is the part of made or created works by as being new or novel, and consequently can be recognized from propagations, clones, imitations, or subordinate works. It is a work with a distinctive style and content. The creativity of writers, artists, and thinkers is frequently praised with the term “originality.” The study’s primary objective is to comprehend copyright law’s concept of “originality.” The primary objective is to comprehend copyright law’s concept of originality, learn about copyright holder rights, and learn about copyright infringement remedies. The convenience sampling method and descriptive research are used to collect the samples. 1442 people make up the sample. The factual apparatus utilised here is chi-square test. The finish of this study is to safeguard the “first” works of the specialists and creators.
Keywords: Originality, Copyright, Intellectual property, Author, Original Work.
