Copyright law protects original creative works such as books, music, and newspapers. It gives owners the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute copies of the work. Copyright protection begins as soon as a work is created and fixed in a tangible form, and registration or publication is not required to secure copyright. The purpose of copyright is to prevent others from using an author's ideas without permission.

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2. Copyright
 Protection provided by the laws of the U.S.
 Protects the rights of author’s original works such as books,
music, newspapers, etc
 Gives copyright owners the right to do and authorize others
to reproduce, distribute copies, display the work, etc.

3. Copyright Protection
 Protection starts from when the work is created
 Ownership of a book, manuscript, painting, or any
other copy does not give the person copyrights
 Minors can claim copyrights but they are sometimes
regulated by state laws

4. Secured Copyrights
 No registration or publication are required
 When the work is created and in a copy or phone
record the copyright is secured

5. The Reason for Copyright
Protection
 People do not want their ideas taken with out permission.
 Fun fact : Did you know that Happy Birthday is now a
copyright?
 Click the link to see about Happy Birthday
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP9U_mslaWU
 All credits to Youtube.com

6. Who is not Protected
 Choreographic works
 Slogans
 Calendars, rulers, height and weight charts,

7. Fair Use
 If its factual you can use it. As long as you site your
source
 The law doesn’t protect factual information expressed
by the person credited.

8. How to use Copyright Material
 You can obtain the original source’s permission to use
their material .
 Remember if you are using information from a book or
any other publication you must site the sources
 If in doubt do not use it