2. What is Copyright?
• A form of protection
• A law that gives you ownership over things you
create
• Works created cannot be used without author’s
permission
3. What Qualifies for Copyright
• Three factors qualify a work for copyright
• Original
• Tangible (must take some physical form)
• Creative effort
4. Must author register for copyright?
• Copyright protection is immediate
• Creator does not actually need to register in order to
protect a work
• Although to sue for copyright infringement the work
should be registered
5. What can be copyright
protected?
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• Reproduce
• Distribute
• Derivative works
• Perform
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• Works that are not copyrighted
• Copyright Expired
• Government documents
• Creative Commons
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