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Copyright 101: What Is A Copyright and What Rights Do Copyright Holders Have?
Copyright 101: What Is A Copyright and What Rights Do Copyright Holders Have?
Copyright 101: What Is A Copyright and What Rights Do Copyright Holders Have?
is a Copyright?
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What is a copyright?
Copyright is a form of protection provided to the authors of published and
unpublished “original works of authorship” such as literary, dramatic,
musical, visual, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. Examples
include films, sound recordings, lyrics, choreography, photographs,
illustrations, designs, and more.
What Does Copyright Protect?
Copyright protects original works that are fixed in a tangible form of expression (a
record, a video, a document etc.) or in a manner that can be expressed with a
device such as with a computer, television, or tablet. Protected works can include:
Reproduce a work.
adaptation of a book).
lease or lending.
Copyright Office.
Copyright + Collaboration:
When you are collaborating with others, remember these tips:
Consider Work for Hire Agreements - If you are hiring someone to
help with the creation of your content, you may want to consider
having a work for hire agreement in place. It clearly establishes your
ownership of the content created and the details of the work/services
to be done, including responsibilities, payment terms, credit, dispute
resolution and more.
...but, what about "poor
man's copyright?"
Copyright exists the moment a work is created. "Poor man's copyright"
is the act of mailing yourself a copy of your work to document when it
was created.
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