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A Look at Copyrights
Copyrights are granted by government agencies which give exclusive use of a phrase, idea, information, or expression to a particular person or organization. This gives that individual or organization the right to copy that item which was copyrighted. Many countries place time limits on the length of the copyright. The symbol used for copyright is . There is a broad range of work that can be copyrighted, including novels, speeches, plays, and other literary pieces. Copyrights can also be obtained for many other things including movies, drawings, industrial designs, radio and television broadcasts, paintings, musical compositions, and audio recordings. Copyright protection applies only to the actual form or manner in which the item has been observed (such as song lyrics) and do not cover the particular idea, facts, styles, techniques or delivery style of the copyrighted material. Even if a work is copyrighted it is still open to satirical interpretations by other authors, who can also have their work copyrighted. An example of something that can be copyrighted are the specific characters of the Disney Corporation, such as Dumbo the elephant. They cant, however, copyright the use of elephants. There are others laws that pertain to trademarks or patents that may further protect a particular work. You can get more information about copyrights by visiting the United States Copyright office at copyright.gov.
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