Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to do the following:

 

Copyright protects “original works of authorship” that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. The fixation need not be directly perceptible so long as it may be communicated with the aid of a machine or device. Copyrightable works include the following categories:

1. literary works;

 

2. musical works, including any accompanying words

 

3. dramatic works, including any accompanying music

 

4. pantomimes and choreographic works

 

5. pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works

 

6. motion pictures and other audiovisual works

 

7. sound recordings

 

8. architectural works

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