The creator of a work has, for a limited time, the exclusive right to copy, alter, distribute, or perform/display the work in public, or authorize others to do so. For sound recordings, the copyright also contains the exclusive right to perform the sounds by digital transmission.
In the US, the Constitution gives Congress the right to give creators and inventors exclusive rights for a limited time.
Both copyright law and grants of arms confer specific exclusive rights. These rights also can be passed to heirs, although copyright protection does expire.
The exclusive rights embodied in copyright law (to copy, alter, distribute, or perform/display, or authorize others to do so) are automatically granted to the creator of a work as soon as it is fixed in tangible medium.
Copyright law is designed to ascribe exclusive rights to the creator of a work.
Exclusive rights is a de facto, non-tangible prerogative. It is benefecial to monopoly business, because it can restrict others to perform the same business or productive activity, i.e, it restricts entry in monopoly business. Exclusive rights can be said a form of monopoly. It is also beneficial to property law, copyright law , patent law and to public utilities.
Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, and symbols. It is protected by law through patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets to encourage innovation and creativity by granting exclusive rights to the creators or owners.
The creator of a work has, for a limited time, the exclusive right to copy, alter, distribute, or perform/display the work in public, or authorize others to do so. For sound recordings, the copyright also contains the exclusive right to perform the sounds by digital transmission.
Copyright is a federal law.
Congress passed the Copyright Clause, also known as Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution, to protect inventors and writers. This grants them exclusive rights and patents to their work.
The intent of the law is to encourage creativity by giving certain exclusive rights to creators.
Copyright law gives the creator of a work the exclusive right to copy, alter, distribute, perform, or display the work, or authorize others to do so, for a limited time.
Copyright law, while complicated in practic, is a simple concept. It is essentially the exclusive right of ownership to something's creator. This includes the right to "copy" the original work and the right to be credited for that work when outside use is allowed.