At worst, you get sued. At best, the creator won't care. But you won't know which unless you ask (or the until creator finds out you stole his/her work).
FYI: under US law, all intellectual property, be it words, music, or works of visual art, are all automatically copyrighted. The only exception is when the creator expressly states that the work in question is in the public domain. If not, you need to get permission, or else you risk that lawsuit.
It means that if you copy something copyright and don't give it its props (or credit) you will be sued
To copyright a document, you can simply create the work and it is automatically protected under copyright law. However, for added protection, you can register your copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office by submitting an application and a copy of your work.
That is both copyright infringement and plagiarism.
I think you're asking what it is to download copyright-protected content. Copyright law gives the creator of a work certain exclusive rights. Among these are the right to copy, and the right to distribute. Uploading a work infringes the rightsholder's right to distribute the work, and downloading it infringes his right to copy it.
Because it is cheating! You can copy others'work,if iy does not infringe copyright or patent law!
To obtain a copyright license for your work, you can apply through the U.S. Copyright Office by submitting an application along with a fee and a copy of your work. This will give you legal protection and control over how your work is used by others.
Copyright is the exclusive right to copy, alter, distribute, or perform/display a work. For books, copyright is usually ascribed to the author and subsequently licensed to a publisher.
copyright can get you into alot of trouble and if you get caught you might end up being in jail or get a fine, and its illegal to copy someones work.
It ensures that no other entity can legally copy, distribute, or display the work.
Under US law, yes. A work is protected by copyright as soon as it is created, and it would be a violation of copyright to copy IN ANY WAY even an unpublished draft work without the consent of the copyright holder.
Copyright is automatic as soon as the work is fixed in a tangible medium. If you need a license to copy a book, request it from the publisher in writing.
You can't copyright it, because it's someone else's work. You also can't copy it without a license.