What does copyright cover?
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Copyright protects literary, artistic, dramatic, and musical works. It also protects sound recordings, performances, and communication signals. Protected works include:
- Literacy Works: Books, computer programs, instruction manuals, journal articles, newspapers, personal notes
- Dramatic Works: YouTube videos, DVDs
- Musical Works: Musical scores, song lyrics
- Artistic Works: Architectural drawings, cartoons, charts, line drawings, maps, paintings, photographs, sculptures
- Sound Recording: Audio books, recorded music, or oral history
- Communication Signal: Television shows, radio broadcasts, pay-per-view
- Live Performances: Musicians’ performances, actors’ performances in a play
Note: This answer comes from the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Copyright website, and provides educational information, not legal advice.
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