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OPYRIGHT

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Copyright is a legal concept, enacted bymost governments, giving the creator of anoriginal work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. Generally, it is "the right to

copy", but also gives the copyright holder theright to be credited for the work, to determinewho may adapt the work to other forms, whomay perform the work, who may financially

benefit from it, and other related rights. It is aform of intellectual property applicable to anyexpressible form of an idea or information thatis substantive and discrete

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 A copyright is a legal device that gives thecreator of a literary, artistic, musical, or other creative work the sole right to publish and sellthat work. Copyright owners have the right tocontrol the reproduction of their work,including the right to receive payment for thatreproduction. An author may grant or sellthose rights to others, including publishers or recording companies. Violation of a copyrightis called infringement.

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books, stories, periodicals, poems, andother printed literary works, computer programs; musical compositions; song

lyrics; dramas; dramatico-musicalcompositions; pictorial, graphic, andsculptural works; architectural works;written directions for pantomimes andchoreographic works; motion pictures andother audiovisual works; and soundrecordings.

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ideas, procedures, processes, systems, methods of operation, concepts, principles, and discoveries, wordsand short phrases, including slogans; blank forms for recording information (such as bank checks); and workscontaining no original authorship (such as standardcalendars or simple phone listings).

Some works are not copyrightable because they are notfixed in a tangible medium. These include unrecorded

dance choreography, and unrecorded speeches,lectures, and other vocal performances. Althoughtypefaces are tangible, they traditionally have beenregarded as lying outside of copyright protection. Adramatic character is not copyrightable.

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was formulated to ensure that the

manifestation of an idea (i.e. anexpression) is protected rather than

the idea itself 

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Economic rights – allow the copyright

owner to derive economic or financial

reward (referred to as royalty), fromthe use of his works by others. The

most basic right under copyright is the

right to prohibit or authorize thereproduction of the work.

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Moral rights – allow author to take

certain actions to preserve personallink between himself and his creation.

1. The right to claim authorship of a workto have that authorship recognized.

2. The right to oppose changes to it thatcould harm the creator’s reputation. 

Moral rights can never be transferred.

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Essential component in fostering human

creativity and innovation

Giving authors, artists and creators

incentives in the form of recognition and

fair economic reward increases their 

activity and output and also enhance

results