Legal

Copyright

Automatic ownership of original creative work you produce — writing, code, designs, video. You get it the moment you create it; registration just makes it easier to prove.

Example

Your blog posts and product screenshots are copyrighted the moment you publish them.

Related terms

Intellectual Property

Things your business created that it legally owns even though you cannot touch them — your code, brand name, designs and inventions.

Trademark

Legal protection for your brand name and logo, so competitors cannot trade under a confusingly similar identity.

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