Comment about this post. What do copyright laws protect? When discussing this topic, we first need to be clear about the
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What do copyright laws protect?
When discussing this topic, we first need to be clear about thedefinition of copyright law. Copyright law in the United States isgoverned by a federal statute known as the Copyright Act of 1976.Copyright law prevents unauthorized copying of an author's work.However, only copying of the work is prohibited - anyone can copythe ideas contained in work (Bitlaw, 2022).
U.S. copyright law provides copyright owners with the exclusiveright to make copies of works or sound recordings, to preparederivative works based on the results, to distribute copies ofworks or sound recordings to the public by sale or other transferof ownership or by rental, lease or loan, etc. Copyright lawprotects the right of an author, artist, or other creators whocreate a work to control when and how their work is copied anddistributed and to prevent others from misappropriating that workwithout permission. Copyright protects someone's ability to profitfrom their creative work, but this protection is not absolute.Anyone who attempts to copy, distribute, display, perform, or makederivative works of a copyrighted work without the copyrightowner's permission violates copyright, regardless of whether thework is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office or carries acopyright notice. Copyright law protects the fundamental rightsthat citizens should enjoy and gives them a sense of stability,which are very important (Kroeck, 2016).
What do copyright laws protect?
When discussing this topic, we first need to be clear about thedefinition of copyright law. Copyright law in the United States isgoverned by a federal statute known as the Copyright Act of 1976.Copyright law prevents unauthorized copying of an author's work.However, only copying of the work is prohibited - anyone can copythe ideas contained in work (Bitlaw, 2022).
U.S. copyright law provides copyright owners with the exclusiveright to make copies of works or sound recordings, to preparederivative works based on the results, to distribute copies ofworks or sound recordings to the public by sale or other transferof ownership or by rental, lease or loan, etc. Copyright lawprotects the right of an author, artist, or other creators whocreate a work to control when and how their work is copied anddistributed and to prevent others from misappropriating that workwithout permission. Copyright protects someone's ability to profitfrom their creative work, but this protection is not absolute.Anyone who attempts to copy, distribute, display, perform, or makederivative works of a copyrighted work without the copyrightowner's permission violates copyright, regardless of whether thework is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office or carries acopyright notice. Copyright law protects the fundamental rightsthat citizens should enjoy and gives them a sense of stability,which are very important (Kroeck, 2016).