KEY POINTS
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Exclusive rights of the copyright owner (section 106 , title 17, U.S. Code):
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WHAT IS PROTECTED?
The works which can be protected include those which are literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works. That means it covers paintings, drawings, fine art prints, poetry, novels, films, songs, computer software, and architecture. |
WHAT IS NOT PROTECTED?
Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation. However it is possible to protect the way these things are expressed - in some tangible form. |
WHEN DOES COPYRIGHT START?
Copyright protection starts from the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. So if you have an idea for a painting that's not protected. However if you create a painting from your idea then that is protected. |
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