LaVonne Maupins's List: Copyright

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• A good example of this is that there are many films and books based on the classic boy meets girl theme in which the girl’s parents disapprove of boy and after many tears, true love finally triumphs. This theme cannot be monopolised, but original works to it can be. The same can be said of all other works.

  • a good example of how copyright works
• So what does Copyright afford the owner? Copyright is an exclusive right and gives its creator, or owner if the rights are sold, the sole right to reproduce the copyrighted work, to prepare derivative works, to distribute and sell any copies of the copyrighted work, to perform or display the copyrighted work publicly. In many countries it will also give the creator of the work special privileges to determine how the work is to be displayed
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• Question: What is a copyright
• Answer: A copyright protects the form of expression of a creator against copying. Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works are included within the protection of U.S. copyright law. The USPTO does not register copyrights, the copyright office does.
• <div class="clear" id="abm"><div id="abc"><div id="articlebody"><div></div><div><b>Answer: </b>A copyright protects the form of expression of a creator against copying. Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works are included within the protection of U.S. copyright law. The USPTO does not register copyrights, the copyright office does.<p><br/>Copyright protection is given to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available for both published and unpublished works.</p><p><br/>The owner of copyright has the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to do the following:</p><ul><li>Reproduce the work in copies or sound recordings.</li><li>Make derivative works based upon the original.</li><li>Distribute copies or sound recordings of the original to the public by sales, rentals, leasing, lending or licensing.</li><li>Perform the original publicly; and that would include the use of digital audio.</li><li>Display the original publicly.</li></ul><br/>It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the above rights provided by the copyright law to the owner of copyright. These rights, however, are not unlimited in scope. One specified exemptions from copyright liability is called "fair use". 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• Copyright protection is given to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available for both published and unpublished works

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• cop·y·right  

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  Noun The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or...

  Verb Secure copyright for (such material).