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A copyright is the legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright,
or artist to exclusive publication, reproduction, sale, distribution, or
performance of an independently created literary, musical, dramatic, or
artistic work.
Copyright gives the creators of certain kinds of material the right to
control the ways their material can be used. These rights begin as soon as
the material is recorded in a tangible medium of expression. The owner of a
copyright in particular material may prevent others from doing any of the
following
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copying;
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adapting or creating derivative works;
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distributing;
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communicating to the public by electronic transmission;
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renting or lending copies to the public; and,
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performing in public
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