Protecting Intellectual property In the Digital Age

It is important to protect intellectual property in this digital age, this is because it has been made easy to copy copyrighted content digitally and make it available anywhere on the internet. There are laws in place to protect intellectual property including other measures like;

Copyrights, Digital Rights Management, Licensed Agreements, encryption, Trademark protection and by the use of digital forensics.

Copyright Protection: -

They give protection and rights to the owner to distribute or share their content and prevent use by unauthorized people. Copyrights can be obtained for original works and content like software, music or any form of art work.

Digital Rights management: -

This refers to the use of technology such as encryption systems to control and manage access to copyrighted material. These systems prevent unauthorized copying, sharing and modification of content. These systems implement watermarking, encryption and access control to protect intellectual property.

Licensed Agreements: -

These are agreements that specify the terms of how intellectual property should be used. It specifies how the content should be shared or copied. These agreements restrict modification of the original content unauthorized copying.

Encryption: -

Sensitive and private intellectual data or content should be encrypted to prevent unauthorized access and altering of information. This also protects the content from cyber threats through the use of access control mechanisms and secure authentication mechanisms.

Trademark protection: -

Trademarks are protected through registration of your trademark with the national or regional intellectual property office. This prevents the use of a brand’s names and logos by other people. It also prevents confusion among customers. The identity of a brand is safeguarded in the digital market place.

Digital Forensics: -

Digital forensics are used to identify and investigate content for property theft, piracy and unauthorized use. Digital forensics involves checking for extracted and altered data from original content. Digital forensics experts can analyze the data of electronic documents to determine when and how they were created, edited, and shared.