Copyright Law Overview
Copyright law covers seven broad categories:
- Literary Works - both fiction and nonfiction, including books, periodicals, manuscripts, computer programs, manuals, film, audiotapes, and computer disks
- Musical Works - and accompanying words - songs, operas, and musical plays
- Dramatic Works - including music - plays and dramatic readings
- Pantomimed and Choreographed Works - another type of dramatic work - arrangements of dance movements, patterns, and acting out situations, characters, and other events
- Pictorial, Graphics, and Sculptural works - final and applied arts, photographs, prints and art reproductions, maps, globes, charts, technical drawings, diagrams, and models
- Motion Pictures and Audiovisual Works - slide/tape, multimedia presentations, filmstrips, films, and videos
- Sound Recordings and Records - tapes, cassettes, and computer disks
Resources
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