An example of copyright is the protection against selling Madonna's music as your own.
An example of copyright is what the United States Copyright Office does.
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Origin of copyright
copy + right
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cop·y·right·ed, cop·y·right·ing, cop·y·rightsRelated Forms:
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(usually uncountable, plural copyrights)
(third-person singular simple present copyrights, present participle copyrighting, simple past and past participle copyrighted)
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The legal ownership of a "work," which can take any of the following forms: written text, program source code, graphics images, sculpture, music, sound recording, motion picture, pantomime, choreograph and architecture. Before January 1, 1978, a work had to be published to be copyrighted. After that date, any work expressed in paper or electronic form is automatically copyrighted for the life of the author plus 70 years. Registration with the Copyright Office is not required, although it is beneficial if there are disputes later on. In the U.S., a copyright symbol is not mandatory, but recommended. For works by an anonymous author or an author who uses a fictitious name (pseudonymous) as well as works "made for hire," such as a publication written by an employee of a company, the copyright lasts 120 years from date of creation or 95 years from date of publication, whichever is shorter. For more information, visit www.copyright.gov. See plagiarism, fair use doctrine, Creative Commons, copyleft, trademarks, DRM and image protection.
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The exclusive right, as recognized separately in each country, to publish and sell literary, artistic, or musical materials or computer programs during the author’s lifetime plus 50 years. Accounting regulations require that the value of a copyright be recorded at its acquisition cost and amortized over its useful life, which is often much shorter than the legal life. Amortization can’t exceed 40 years.
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