Define: Copyrightable Work

How is Copyrightable Work defined in a legal contract?

• Copyrightable Work means an original work of creativity, like academic work, fixed in any medium through which it can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated. This includes but is not limited to books, journals, music, drama, multimedia, videos, films, sound recordings, graphics, and sculpture.
  Seen in 19 SEC filings.
• Copyrightable Work means any unique work of creativity that is fixed in any material medium, including software.
  Seen in 6 SEC filings.
• Copyrightable Work means any original creative work that is expressed in a physical form, including web pages and digital works. It covers literary works, computer software, musical works, dramatic works, choreographic works, artistic works (such as paintings and sculptures), and audiovisual works.
  Seen in 5 SEC filings.
• Copyrightable Work means any authentic creative work or authorship that is expressed in a material form and can be perceived, reproduced, or communicated. It encompasses all types of creative works, including books, articles, journals, software, multimedia, sound recordings, paintings, and graphics.
  Seen in 4 SEC filings.
• Copyrightable Work means anything that constitutes an original work of creativity, including scholarly, professional, and creative works.
  Seen in 2 SEC filings.

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

Copyrightable Work means a unique creative work fixed in any tangible medium, perceivable, reproducible, or communicable.

Relevant Contract Types

• Software Licensing Agreement
• Publishing Agreement
• Services Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• When software or digital content needs to be licensed or otherwise commercially distributed.
• In scenarios where a literary work is being published.
• When an organization is engaged in providing creative services that generate copyrightable material.

Relevant Sectors

• Software & Technology
• Publishing
• Arts & Entertainment

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Genie Definition 2

Copyrightable Work means original scholarly, artistic, or professional work materialised in any form.

Relevant Contract Types

• Research Agreement
• Joint Venture Agreement
• Consulting Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• When a research project or scholarly work will produce copyrightable material.
• When a joint venture involves the creation of original artistic work.
• When a consultant's outputs in a project would constitute copyrightable work.

Relevant Sectors

• Education & Research
• Consulting Services

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