Post by Debbie Lasiter-Morris on Apr 6, 2007 10:13:27 GMT -5
WHAT COPYRIGHT IS
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17,
U.S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship" including literary, dramatic,photpgraphic,
musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both
published and unpublished works. Section 106 of the Copyright Act generally gives the
owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others.
It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright code to
the owner of copyright. These rights, however, are not unlimited in scope. Sections 107
through 120 of the 1976 Copyright Act establish limitations on these rights. In some cases,
these limitations are specified exemptions from copyright liability. One major limitation is
the doctrine of "fair use," which is given a statutory basis in section 107 of the Act. In other
instances, the limitation takes the form of a "compulsory license" under which certain limited
uses of copyrighted works are permitted upon payment of specified royalties and compliance
with statutory conditions.
WHO CAN CLAIM COPYRIGHT
Copyright protection subsists from the time the work is created in fixed form; that is,
it is an incident of the process of authorship. The copyright in the work of authorship
immediately becomes the property of the author who created it. Only the author or those
deriving their rights through the author can rightfully claim copyright.
Two General Principles
Mere possesion of a book, manuscript, painting, photo, or any other copy or phonorecord
does not give the possessor the copyright. The law provides that transfer of ownership of any material object that embodies a protected work does not of itself convey any rights in the
copyright unless given permission by creator or author.
Minors may claim copyright, but state laws may regulate the business dealings
involving copyrights owned by minors.
Due to the nature of this web site it is neccesary to post copy write rules. We try to give credit for every source, every graphic and every photo used on this site. We like wise would appreciate the same from anyone who uses our material. Thank you for reading.
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17,
U.S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship" including literary, dramatic,photpgraphic,
musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both
published and unpublished works. Section 106 of the Copyright Act generally gives the
owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others.
It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright code to
the owner of copyright. These rights, however, are not unlimited in scope. Sections 107
through 120 of the 1976 Copyright Act establish limitations on these rights. In some cases,
these limitations are specified exemptions from copyright liability. One major limitation is
the doctrine of "fair use," which is given a statutory basis in section 107 of the Act. In other
instances, the limitation takes the form of a "compulsory license" under which certain limited
uses of copyrighted works are permitted upon payment of specified royalties and compliance
with statutory conditions.
WHO CAN CLAIM COPYRIGHT
Copyright protection subsists from the time the work is created in fixed form; that is,
it is an incident of the process of authorship. The copyright in the work of authorship
immediately becomes the property of the author who created it. Only the author or those
deriving their rights through the author can rightfully claim copyright.
Two General Principles
Mere possesion of a book, manuscript, painting, photo, or any other copy or phonorecord
does not give the possessor the copyright. The law provides that transfer of ownership of any material object that embodies a protected work does not of itself convey any rights in the
copyright unless given permission by creator or author.
Minors may claim copyright, but state laws may regulate the business dealings
involving copyrights owned by minors.
Due to the nature of this web site it is neccesary to post copy write rules. We try to give credit for every source, every graphic and every photo used on this site. We like wise would appreciate the same from anyone who uses our material. Thank you for reading.
