Copyright and related rights for digital works

This programme clarifies how copyright and related rights may apply to digital data, digital content, encrypted assets, NFTs, and electronic authentication mechanisms.

It focuses on subject matter, ownership, evidence, and permitted use where domestic and international frameworks may both be relevant.

Who this is for

• Digital content, technology, and product teams

• Legal, compliance, and intellectual-property teams

• Businesses operating platforms, data, or digital assets

Core content

• Classifying works, data, and digital components that require governance

• Identifying authors, owners, licensors, and users

• Recording digital evidence, use conditions, and chains of rights

• Reviewing risks in cross-border, platform-based, and contractual exploitation

• Create an inventory of digital subject matter and associated rights

• Identify ownership and permitted-use questions requiring verification

• Build an evidence and contract-term checklist

• Recommend the next review steps for a digital-use scenario