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February 20, 2020

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WORKING IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY: IS FREELANCING THE ROAD TO SUCCESS?

Freelancing is working on a contract basis for a variety of companies, as opposed to working as an employee for a single company. Freelancers are often considered to be self-employed and have the freedom to pick and choose their projects and companies they would like to be associated with. ( http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/freelance.html ) There are many reasons professionals within the Creative industry could decide to go freelancing from the simple personal preference to not want to commit to a 9-5 work routine and wanting to be one’s own boss to other complex reasons of health, childcare arrangements or other age-related considerations. So, is freelancing the road to success? Well, it could be but what are the benefits and drawbacks? Benefits 1. Convenience of working when you want. You are your own boss. 2. Possibility of working from home thereby reducing the cost of transport and travelling times. 3. Room for creativity. According to History of Animati...

IP RIGHTS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

‘’Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect, and primarily encompasses copyrights, patents, and trademarks.[1] It also includes other types of rights, such as trade secrets, publicity rights, moral rights, and rights against unfair competition.’’ Wikipedia. From the above definition, IP Rights could be regarding as a safeguard to protect the creator’s works from those who might want to take undue advantage like unpermitted copying or using them as their own work for financial or other gain. One of the benefits of IP Rights is that it encourages innovation and creativity as the creators are confident that their works are protected by law. This in turn impacts positively to the technological progress of the nation. However, some industries like the Creative industry ‘’…. focus substantially on creating and exploiting intellectual property products, such as music, books, film and games….’’ (What Are Creative I...

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