What is Copyright law?
Copyright laws protect the rights of the person who creates writing, music, songs, poems, books etc. This means that other people can not use your work if use a copyright on your materials and someone decides to use and publish it without your permission you may have the right to sue them particularly if they are making money from showing or selling your work. Copyright means nobody has the right to use your work without your express permission. Copyright protects your work in the United States and everywhere else too. If you do not copyright your work someone else can use it and you do not have the right to sue them for copyright infringement.
There are different types of copyright:
General Provisions for Writing Copyright
https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap4.pdf
See Video Below.
Copyright laws protect the rights of the person who creates writing, music, songs, poems, books etc. This means that other people can not use your work if use a copyright on your materials and someone decides to use and publish it without your permission you may have the right to sue them particularly if they are making money from showing or selling your work. Copyright means nobody has the right to use your work without your express permission. Copyright protects your work in the United States and everywhere else too. If you do not copyright your work someone else can use it and you do not have the right to sue them for copyright infringement.
There are different types of copyright:
General Provisions for Writing Copyright
- Work protected in U.S. and all other countries by the copyright owner
- Notice of copyright must be placed where it can be seen and close to your work
- Symbol © (the letter C in a circle), or the word “Copyright”, or the
- The year the work was published or compiled should be included next to the copyright symbol
- The name, recognizable abbreviation or designation of the owner (logo, webpage or site)
https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap4.pdf
See Video Below.
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References:
1. Copyright notice, deposit, and registration. https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap4.pdf
2. Copyright Basics for Authors. (2018). YouTube. Retrieved 21 May 2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBhuAS6tL10
1. Copyright notice, deposit, and registration. https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap4.pdf
2. Copyright Basics for Authors. (2018). YouTube. Retrieved 21 May 2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBhuAS6tL10