Dear Author,
Your story. Your rights. Your IP.
Every story you write is a result of your imagination, effort, characters, and world-building. Understanding your rights helps you protect your work and make better decisions when your story gets new opportunities.
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What IP Means
Every story you write belongs to you from the moment you create it.This ownership is called Intellectual Property, or IP, and it protects your story, characters, and creative world.
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Copyright and Your Ownership
You automatically own the copyright of your story the moment you write it.This means you are the legal creator, and your authorship stays with the story even if it is adapted into another format.
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Different Types of IP Rights
Your copyright includes different rights that can be licensed separately based on the opportunity.
Each right can be licensed separately depending on the opportunity.
- Print Rights: allow your story to be published as a physical book.
- Digital Rights: cover e-books and online reading platforms.
- Audio Rights: allow your story to become an audiobook or audio drama.
- Film, TV, and Web Rights: allow your story to be adapted into OTT, films, stage shows, comics, or web series.
- Translation Rights: allow your story to be published in another language.
- Merchandising Rights: allow your characters or titles to be used on products.
- First Rights and Reprint Rights: apply when a story is published for the first time or republished.
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Rights You Always Keep
Even if you license certain rights, your original copyright remains with you.You can write sequels, prequels, or spin-offs, and your name stays with your story across all formats.
Your core ownership never leaves your hands.
Happy writing!
— Team Pratilipi