Yes they can.
Copyright protects the rights of the creator of a work.
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Creative works are protected by copyright law.
The holder of a copyright, trademark, patent, or any other related right has certain exclusive rights to the creative work, commercial symbol, or invention which is covered by it
Copyright is one of the intellectual property rights created by the US Federal government. Copyrights must be registered with the federal government and are protected across the entire country. Congress is given the right to make laws protecting intellectual property in the Constitution.
No, copyright only protects the creative and original EXPRESSION, not the underlying ideas.
Intellectual property refers to creative endeavors to which exclusive rights can be applied. Copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secrets are the major types of intellectual property.
Creative works are protected by copyright. This normally includes intellectual, not physical, creative work. Writings (books, stories, articles), musical compositions, computer instructions, artistic creations, photographs, quilt designs, etc.
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For people who make their living through their creative works, copyright is always important.
The author of a creative design is the owner of the copyright automatically.
Because they are original, creative works.