Copyright is a type of intellectual property that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to its use and distribution, usually for a limited time. This means that the creator has the legal right to reproduce, distribute, adapt, display, and perform their work12.
Here are some key points about copyright:
- Protection: Copyright protects original works of authorship, such as books, music, films, software, and artwork, as soon as they are fixed in a tangible form12.
- Rights: The copyright owner has exclusive rights to reproduce the work, create derivative works, distribute copies, and publicly perform or display the work12.
- Duration: In many countries, copyright lasts for the lifetime of the author plus an additional 50 years.
- Limitations: Copyright does not protect ideas, procedures, methods, systems, processes, concepts, principles, or discoveries. It only protects the expression of these ideas.
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