What is Copyright?
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United
States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship"
including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, architectural and certain
other intellectual works.
Only the owner/manufacturer/creator
of the work has permission to:
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copy the work.
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create derivative works based upon the work.
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sell, rent, lease, lend copies of the work.
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publicly perform literary, musical, dramatic, motion picture and other
audiovisual works.
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publicly perform sound recordings.
If you do not own text, graphics, music, audiovisual or other intellectual
property that you want to make copies or use for your projects (such as
Web pages), you need to get permission from the owner.
It is not necessary to have a notice of copyright (i.e.: © 1997
Jane Doe) for material to be copyright protected in the U.S. Once something
tangible is produced, text, graphics, music, video, etc., it is automatically
copyrighted. Sound recordings and some other property use other copyright
symbols. Anyone can use the copyright symbol on her or his original
work.
Material on the Web (text, graphics, music, original design, etc.) is
also covered by copyright laws. See Internet
- plagiarism and copyright issues
Consult with your professors about what constitutes fair use of copyrighted
material in an academic setting.
Familiarize yourself with the subjects below:
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