Copyright gives the owner, artist, writer or publisher full control of what happens to their work. This includes any animations, film, illustrations, books, music etc. Copyright isn't exclusively for individual creatives, collaborative work can also be copyrighted as it is as much of an intellectual effort as individual creation. Copyright in the UK is automatic, requires no registration and (depending on the media) can last 70 years to a lifetime.
Copyright does not allow you to copy, adapt, distribute, transmit, perform, rent or lend anything that has been created by another individual or individuals without express and prior consent.
Owning someone elses intellectual work does not allow you to destroy or damage it as copyright indicates that an artist can object if that is the case. Buying or owning a creation doesn't equal buying and owning copyright, those are rights that need to be legally transferred.
Who owns copyright? In the cases of music or drama, the author or creator of said music and drama would own the copyright. In terms of film, it would be either or both the director and producer would own the rights to it. With work like illustration, animation or game design, the rights would go either to the creator or creators if it was an independent project, or the company or employer who commissioned the creators.
In terms of using copyrighted work, you do not typically need to ask permission if it is used for educational, research or other non-commercial purposes. However if you need to use another artist's work for marketing or commercial uses, it is crucial to contact the creator or employer for permission.
To prove that you are the creator of your work, you need to leave or deposit your work with a bank. To prove that it existed at a certain point in time you can post it to yourself. Lastly, make sure to sign and mark your work with your name and the year and even date it was created.
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