Unless other agreements were made, rights are ascribed to the creator, from an individual to a corporation.

Term of copyright is for the life of the creator plus 70 years.

Unless other arrangements are made, the creator of the work is automatically its copyright holder. Ownership can be transferred by contract, or can be inherited. However, transfer of a copyright is far less common than licensing of the copyright.

Copyright can help the creator of a work protect it from exploitation from other parties; formal registration is useful to help assert ownership if there is some question.

Indian people are taught that land is not owned. It is believed that the creator, mother earth created Indians and the land for all of creation.