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Copyright (©)

Thomas Banks English

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It is a right that grants the creator of something exclusive rights to use and distribute something.
- To reproduce it.
- To export it or import it.
- To create adaptions of it.
- To showcase it.
- To sell the rights to someone else.
It is not indefinite, and ends eventually.
- Usually the creators life, +50-100 years.
The rights of Copyright are not absolute, as there are limitations and exceptions.
It is a type of territorial right, meaning that it does not usually extend beyond the country it was granted in.
- Despite this, most copyright laws have been standardized internationally.
- Most countries recognise copyright informally anyway.
Work must meet the minimal standards of copyright.
It does not apply to information itself, but the way/form in which said information is expressed.
Specific items may be copyrighted, but genres themselves are not subject to copyright.
The minimal requirement in the UK (and Australia) is that single words may not be subject to copyright, although trademark may be available.
Copyright cannot be infringed if the nation the event takes place does not have official copyright laws.
Copyrighted material may be distributed with the owners permission.
In the UK and USA, copies of works that have been altered to provide access to deaf or blind people may be produced and distributed without the consent to the copyright holder.