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copyright

Legal monopoly that protects published or unpublished original work (for theduration of its author's life plus 50 years) from unauthorized duplication withoutdue credit and compensation. Copyright covers not only books but alsoadvertisementsarticlesgraphic designslabelsletters (including emails), lyrics, maps, musical compositionsproduct designs, etc. According to the major international intellectual-property protection treaties (Berne Convention, Universal Copyright Convention, and WIPO Copyright Treaty) five rights areassociated with a copyright: the right to: (1) Reproduce the work in any form, language, or medium. (2) Adapt or derive more works from it. (3) Make and distribute its copies. (4) Perform it in public...
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copyright protects the original authorship of different artistic works and therefore differs from a trademark which protects words, phrases and logos that are used in trade.