Copyright is a form of intellectual property that grants the creator of an original creative work an exclusive legal right, usually for a limited term of years, to determine whether and under what conditions it may be copied and used by others.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Copyright law protects creators of original material from unauthorized duplication or use.
- For an original work to be protected by copyright laws, it has to be in tangible form.
- In the U.S., the work of creators is protected by copyright laws until 70 years after their death.