FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -What is copyright? Copyright (or author’s right) is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works. Works covered by copyright range from books, music, paintings, sculpture, and films, to computer programs, databases, advertisements, maps, and technical drawings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Copyright is a set of ‘exclusive’ rights, giving creators the right to control the use of their work and the ability to earn from it. The term ‘exclusive’ in copyright law means that the copyright owner has the right to exclude others from using his or her work without first getting permission.

Detailed explanation-3: -Copyright, a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.

Detailed explanation-4: -To be protected by copyright, works must be “original” or be seen to have “originality”. In the legal sense, a work being “original” or having “originality” refers to the notion of independent creation. This means that the work is not copied or comprised from another pre-existing work.

Detailed explanation-5: -Copyright infringement is the use or production of copyright-protected material without the permission of the copyright holder. Copyright infringement means that the rights afforded to the copyright holder, such as the exclusive use of a work for a set period of time, are being breached by a third party.