Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship,"" including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. ... Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to do the following: • To reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords; • To prepare derivative works based upon the work; • To distribute copies or phonorecords of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending; • To perform the work publicly, in ...

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In 1964 the United States Copyright Office began to register software as a form of literary expression. ... Apollo , where the Supreme Court determined that a piano roll used in a player piano did not infringe upon copyrighted music because the roll was part of a mechanical device. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In 1964, the National Copyright Office began to register software as a form of literary expression. ... Apollo, where the Supreme Court determined that a piano roll used in a player piano did not infringe upon copyrighted music because the roll was part of a mechanical device. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A trademark is a word, name, symbol or device, which is used in trade with goods to indicate the source of the goods and to distinguish them from the goods of others. ... Copyright is a form of protection provided to the authors of "original works of authorship- including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works, both published and unpublished. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate