Under Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 section 1(1)
"Copyright is a property right which subsists in accordance with this Part in the following descriptions of work—
(a)original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works,
(b)sound recordings, films or broadcasts, and
(c)the typographical arrangement of published editions."
However, there is no copyright in an idea, only in way in which the idea is expressed.
For example, Ben take a photo of Alnwick Castle. Then Rob sees this photo, he think it is a nice photo. Rob goes to Alnwich Castle, he take a photo of Alnwick Castle in the same angle, adjustment. He sets his camera up just the same way Ben did. Nonetheless , this is not infringement of copyright because there is no copyright in an idea.
References
Designs and Patents Act 1988
Intellectual Property Law Lecture's slide
David I. Bainbridge, Intellectual Property (8th edn Pitman Publishing, London 2010)
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