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[[image:Desktop-Copyright-Performers.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Off to see a live performance of Shakespeare]]You're off to see a production of Shakespeare and see the following photo at the entrance of the theatre. Consider the following questions:
 
[[image:Desktop-Copyright-Performers.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Off to see a live performance of Shakespeare]]You're off to see a production of Shakespeare and see the following photo at the entrance of the theatre. Consider the following questions:
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* Must creative works be fixed in a tangible form (eg print, CD or DVD recording) before it can be protected by copyright? (In this example the works of Shakespeare are in the public domain and the public performance is not in a fixed form.)
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**Yes
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***It depends. Many countries require that a work must be fixed before it can enjoy copyright protection, while countries with a civil law tradition may not have this requirement. Check national legislation which may provide protections for performers and broadcasts.
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**No
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***If national legislation does not have a requirement for the work to be fixed, copyright protection will take place from the momment the performance is given. Note that national legislation may provide protections for performers and broadcasters as related rights.
  
 
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Off to see a live performance of Shakespeare
You're off to see a production of Shakespeare and see the following photo at the entrance of the theatre. Consider the following questions:
  • Must creative works be fixed in a tangible form (eg print, CD or DVD recording) before it can be protected by copyright? (In this example the works of Shakespeare are in the public domain and the public performance is not in a fixed form.)
    • Yes
      • It depends. Many countries require that a work must be fixed before it can enjoy copyright protection, while countries with a civil law tradition may not have this requirement. Check national legislation which may provide protections for performers and broadcasts.
    • No
      • If national legislation does not have a requirement for the work to be fixed, copyright protection will take place from the momment the performance is given. Note that national legislation may provide protections for performers and broadcasters as related rights.