"The stated purpose [of copyright law] is to promote art and culture."
The exclusive legal right given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
Types of Intellectual Property: This topic covers the different types of intellectual property rights, such as trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets.
Copyright Law: This includes the essential principles that regulate the reproduction, use, and distribution of creative works. Understanding copyright law is the first step to become a copyright expert.
Copyright Basics: This topic covers the fundamental aspects of copyright, such as what is copyright, how to obtain it, and what does it protect.
Public Domain: This topic covers materials that are free for public use due to the expiry of their copyright or because they were never under copyright.
Fair Use: This is a crucial concept that allows the free and transformative use of copyrighted material. In other words, fair use permits users to use parts of copyrighted materials without permission under some clear-cut conditions.
Copyright Infringement: This topic covers what constitutes copyright infringement and how to avoid it as a content creator. Understanding what may infringe upon copyright is critical to keep yourself from getting into legal issues.
Moral Rights: This is a relatively new area of intellectual property, which covers the authors' rights to protect their work's integrity.
Licensing: This topic covers the terms and conditions governing the use of copyrighted material by others, and how to obtain permission.
Digital Copyright: Digital copyright law covers regulations that govern digital files, such as music, images, videos, and software.
Copyright and New Technology: This topic covers how copyright law must evolve to keep pace with new technologies, such as social media, mobile devices, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality.
Literary Works: This includes books, articles, manuals, and other written content protected by copyright law.
Musical Works: Compositions and lyrics (without the accompanying sound recordings) that are considered original and creative are covered by copyright.
Dramatic Works: Plays, scripts, and screenplays are all considered dramatic works that can be protected under copyright law.
Artistic Works: This includes drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures, and other visual mediums.
Sound Recordings: Sound recordings that are the result of the fixation of sounds can be registered under copyright law.
Film and video recordings: This includes films, videos, motion pictures, and other forms of recording that display moving images.
Broadcasts: This refers to the public transmission of sound, visual images, or other information through wireless telegraphy, cable, or satellite transmissions.
Computer Programs: Software and computer programs are considered intellectual property and are covered under copyright law.
Database Rights: This refers to the database of information which is protected by copyright law.
Performance Rights: This includes the right to perform literary, musical, artistic or dramatic works in public.
Moral Rights: In certain jurisdictions, authors of works continue to have certain personal rights to protect the integrity of their works and that these rights exist alongside the economic rights that they can exercise.
"Copyright law assigns a set of exclusive rights to authors: to make and sell copies of their works, to create derivative works, and to perform or display their works publicly."
"These exclusive rights are subject to a time and generally expire 70 years after the author's death or 95 years after publication."
"In the United States, works published before January 1, 1928, are in the public domain."
"United States copyright law was last generally revised by the Copyright Act of 1976."
"United States copyright law is codified in Title 17 of the United States Code."
"The United States Constitution explicitly grants Congress the power to create copyright law under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8, known as the Copyright Clause."
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
"The United States Copyright Office handles copyright registration, recording of copyright transfers, and other administrative aspects of copyright law."
"These exclusive rights are subject to a time and generally expire 70 years after the author's death or 95 years after publication."
"United States copyright law was last generally revised by the Copyright Act of 1976."
"The United States Copyright Office handles copyright registration."
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
"These exclusive rights [...] generally expire 70 years after the author's death or 95 years after publication."
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, [copyright law] secures for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
"In the United States, works published before January 1, 1928, are in the public domain."
"Copyright law assigns a set of exclusive rights to authors [including] recording of copyright transfers."
"The United States Copyright Office [...] handles copyright registration, recording of copyright transfers, and other administrative aspects of copyright law."
"Copyright law assigns a set of exclusive rights to authors: to make and sell copies of their works, to create derivative works, and to perform or display their works publicly."
"The stated purpose [of copyright law] is to promote art and culture."