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Copyright: Intellectual Property: Get Started

In this digital age, the protection of creative works has become essential for fostering innovation, creativity, and the dissemination of knowledge. Copyright plays a pivotal role in balancing the rights of creators and the needs of society at large. This

What is copyright?

Understanding Copyright: An Overview

Copyright is a legal framework that grants creators exclusive rights to their original literary, artistic, musical, or other intellectual works. These rights encompass the ability to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, and create derivative works based on the original creation. In copyright law, there are a lot of different types of works including paintings, illustrations, musical compositions, sound recordings, computer programs, books, poems, blog posts, movies, architectural works, plays and so much more.

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