For Copyright we have terms and definitions in 24 topics. The topics are Accounting, Canadian Law, Copyright, Customs, Domain Names, Drama, Entertainment Industry, Ethics, Franchise, Historical Study, Illustration, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights Pro, International Economics, Legal Ethics, Library, Marketing, Music Industry, Newspaper Design, Non-Profit Accountability, Non-Profit Marketing, Photography, Technology and Writing, Fiction.

Copyright (Accounting)

is a form of legal protection used to safeguard original literary worksperforming artssound recordingsvisual artsoriginal software code and renewals.

Copyright (Canadian Law)

The exclusive right to produce or reproduce (copy), to perform in public or to publish an original literary or artistic work. Many countries have expanded the definition of a "literary work" to include computer programs or other electronically stored information.

Copyright (Copyright)

Exclusive intellectual property right granted to "authors" under the U.S. Copyright Act. It provides exclusive rights for their works of authorship, including the rights to reproduce (copy), create derivative works, distribute, publicly perform, and publicly display. Works covered by copyright include: literary, dramatic, choreographic and musical works; databases; photographs and other graphic images; and motion pictures, sound recordings, and other audiovisual works.

Copyright (Customs)

An exclusive right conferred by a government for a specified period to the creator of literary or artistic works such as books, maps, articles, drawings, charts, photographs, musical compositions, motion pictures, recordings or computer programs. The Uruguay Round accord on trade-related aspects of intellectual property (TRIPS) incorporates all substantive trade-related protection afforded under the Bern Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, clarifying that computer programs are protected as literary works and compilation of databases as intellectual creation. Protection extends for the duration of the life of the author plus 50 years, and includes rights of translation, reproduction, public performance, broadcasting, adaptation and arrangement, and rental.
See also: Intellectual Property, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, World Intellectual Property Organization,

Copyright (Domain Names)

Protection from misuse or appropriation afforded to literary, musical, artistic, photographic and audiovisual works through numerous international treates and federal statutes.

Copyright (Drama)

Ownership and rights to control all aspects of reproducing a work

Copyright (Entertainment Industry)

As a noun, means the exclusive rights granted to authors and composers for protection of their works; a song or musical composition; as a verb, to secure protection for a song by filling the proper registration forms with the Copyright Office.

Copyright (Ethics)

A legal right (usually of the author or composer or publisher of a work) to exclusive publication production, sale, distribution of some work. What is protected by the copyright is the "expression," not the idea. Notice that taking another's idea is plagiarism, so copyrights are not the equivalent of legal prohibition of plagiarism.

Copyright (Franchise)

The exclusive right of a person to use, and to license others to use, an intellectual property such as a book, pamphlet, or other published material.

Copyright (Historical Study)

A copyright protects an artistic or literary work.

Copyright (Illustration)

Protection available to the owner of a manuscript, piece of art, or publication, preventing others from making unfair use of it or profiting from it at the expense of the owner.

Copyright (Intellectual Property)

A copyright is a form of intellectual property protection granted by federal law to "original works" of authorship. Copyright protection is limited to particular expressions of ideas and does not give monopoly rights in the underlying ideas themselves. Copyrightable works include literary works (including computer software, books, and documentation), audio-visual works (such as videotapes and movies), graphic or pictorial works, and sound recordings. A copyright is really a "bundle" of rights that allows the author of a work to prevent others from the unauthorized copying, display, performance, distribution of, or making of a derivative work based upon the protected work.

Copyright rights are of limited duration. The term of a U.S. copyright is the life of the author plus 70 years, or for works of corporate authorship, 75 years from the date of publication or 100 years from the date of creation, whichever is shorter.

Copyright (Intellectual Property Rights Pro)

A bundle of exclusive rights conferred by a government on the creator of original literary or artistic works such as books, articles, drawings, photographs, musical compositions, recordings, films, and computer programs. International in scope, copyright grants the creator reproduction, derivation, distribution, performance, and display rights. The Berne Convention mandates that the period of copyright protection cover the life of the author plus 50 years. Current U.S. copyright law is based on the Copyright Act of 1976 and its amendments.

Copyright (International Economics)

The legal right to the proceeds from and control over the use of a created product, such a written work, audio, video, film, or software. This right generally extends over the life of the author plus fifty years. Copyright is one form of intellectual property that is subject of the TRIPS agreement.

Copyright (Legal Ethics)

A legal right (usually of the author or composer or publisher of a work) to exclusive publication production, sale, distribution of some work. What is protected by the copyright is the "expression," not the idea. Notice that taking another's idea is plagiarism, so copyrights are not the equivalent of legal prohibition of plagiarism.

Copyright (Library)

The legal right to control the production, use, and sale of copies of a artistic, dramatic, literary or musical work.

Copyright (Marketing)

The law that protects an author's original material, usually (in the UK) for 70 years after the author's death. Similar law covers logos and brand names

Copyright (Music Industry)

A bundle of exclusive rights granted by law to the creator of an original literary, artistic, or other intellectual work - including songs and sound recordings.

Copyright (Newspaper Design)

Legal protection for stories, photos or artwork, to discourage unauthorized reproduction.

Copyright (Non-Profit Accountability)

The exclusive right to produce or reproduce (copy), to perform in public or to publish an original literary or artistic work. Many countries have expanded the definition of a "literary work" to include computer programs or other electronically stored information. See also:Fair Use

Copyright (Non-Profit Marketing)

The exclusive right to produce or reproduce (copy), to perform in public or to publish an original literary or artistic work. Many countries have expanded the definition of a "literary work" to include computer programs or other electronically stored information. See also:Fair Use

Copyright (Photography)

A form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code), and other countries, to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. Section 106 of the 1976 US Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to reproduce, distribute, perform the work, and/or display. These laws are similar in all countries. Laws regarding ownership of images or written material.

Copyright (Technology)

A method of protecting the rights of an originator of a creative work, such as a text, a piece of music, a painting, or a computer program, through law. In many countries the originator of a work has copyright in the work as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium (such as a piece of paper or a disk file); that rule applies in the United States for works created after 1977. Registration of a copyright, or the use of a copyright symbol, is not needed to create the copyright but does strengthen the originator's legal powers. Unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted material can lead to severe penalties, whether done for profit or not. Copyrights affect the computer community in three ways: the copyright protection of software, the copyright status of material (such as song lyrics) distributed over a network such as the Internet, and the copyright status of original material distributed over a network (such as a newsgroup post). The latter two involve electronic media that are arguably not tangible, and legislation protecting the information disseminated through electronic media is still evolving. See also fair use, General Public License.

Copyright (Writing, Fiction)

The legal right to exclusive publication, distribution and sale of a work. Copyright laws protect a specific product, not the ideas or concepts contained within it. There are a lot of fears and rumors about editors stealing stories from writers. This is just bunk. You really don't need to copyright your manuscripts before you submit them, and copyrighting a manuscript will make it less salable. Editors don't want to have to deal with it.To learn more about copyright laws, visit the United States Copyright Office.You might also find this article about copyrighting from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America useful.

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