What is
copyright?
Copyright is the right
of authors to control the use of their work for a limited period of time. In
order to qualify for copyright protection, a work must be “fixed in a tangible
medium of expression.” A work must be the result of some creative effort on the
part of its author in order to qualify for copyright protection. For works
first published after March 1, 1989, an author need not include a copyright
notice to gain protection under the law. However, although a notice is not
required, it’s helpful if you obtain one. When a work contains a valid
copyright notice, an infringer cannot claim in court that s/he wasn’t aware the
work was copyrighted. Thus, an author has a greater chance to win a copyright infringement case
and spend much less litigating in the process if s/he has a copyright notice.
If a work is created on
or after January 1, 1978 then it is protected for a term of the life of the
author plus 70 years. However, if the work is a work for hire or is published
under a pseudonym, the copyright lasts between 95 and 120 years, depending on
the date the work is published.
Protected Works
A work becomes
copyrighted when it is fixed in a tangible medium of expression. There are
categories of work that fall under this definition:
Literary works
Musical works, including
the accompanying words
Dramatic works,
including the accompanying music
Pantomimes and
choreographic works
Pictorial, graphic and
sculptural works
Motion pictures and
other audiovisual works
Sound recordings
Computer software
Architectural works
Not copyrightable:
Works not fixed in a
tangible form of expression (ex. something said but not recorded)
Ideas, methods,
principles and systems
Titles, names, and
slogans
Works found in the
public domain
Works that are strictly informational
and contain no authorship
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