Also, when should each be used and at which cases?
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It’s in the name: a copyright is your “right” not to have someone else “copy” your art. A trademark is a “mark” you use to distinguish your goods from your competitors in your trade.
The movie “Incredibles 2” is subject to copyright, because its an artistic work. No one can copy the movie itself or any artistic aspects of the movie.
“Pixar” is a trademark. It tells you who made the movie, so that if you like it you might see more Pixar movies. No one else can make movies using the name “Pixar” because it might confuse moviegoers, but you can probably start a coffee shop called “Pixar Coffee” because one one will think the same people are making animation and brewing lattes.
(C) is just a shorthand notation that means “copyright.” It’s used to alert people that something is subject to a copyright. (R) means “Registered,” which means the person who owns the copyright went through the extra step of “registering” it with the federal government.
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