An idea is protected by copyright when you put it into a tangible form. Copyright protects the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves, so it is important to manifest the idea in a form that can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, such as writing it down, recording it, or creating an artwork. Other options, such as publication or selling a copy, do not trigger copyright protection; the key moment is when the work is fixed in a tangible medium.
At what point is an idea
protected by copyright?
when you think of it
when you put it into a
tangible form
when it is published by a
publisher or production
company
when the first copy is sold
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