Copyright protects exclusive rights to creative works
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Copyrights
A copyright is a protection which gives owners or creators the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, or perform a creative work. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educational, or musical form. Examples include songs, books, articles, photographs, painting, sculptures, stage and movie scripts, and other creative works.
Unlike patent protection, copyright protection is automatic in the United States, meaning that you do not need to register your work with the U.S. Copyright Office to be protected by copyright law.