Ownership of work in the Media and Entertainment Industry can be tricky to handle. Copyright treats creative works such as poems, books, paintings, films, photographs and more as intellectual property, which then has an author, which is the creator of this work. When a business commissions work to an outsourced supplier, or employs someone to create a new work, such as a brochure or a website, copyright law can help clarify who has ownership of that work, and agreements can be put in place. When it comes to the media and entertainment industry, copyright laws are essential, as cases of people stealing artwork, plagiarism, sampling music, and more, are quite common.