Anyone that patents an object. They do this to keep people from stealing their work and using it for their own gain. Look up Copyright laws and read them...you will understand then.
Absolutely; however the majority of uses require permission from the copyright holder.
Commercial uses of copyright-protected works include publishing, broadcasting, and so on.
For the rightsholder, copyright allows an income to be derived from the book and its content. For a user, copyright law allows certain unlicensed uses such as in education or criticism.
Most uses require permission from the copyright holder, which can be time-consuming and expensive.
Yes; but the vast majority of uses would require licenses from the copyright holders.
Very rarely. Rightsholders of copyright-protected content expect and receive royalties for most uses.
There are a number of copyright holders, but most uses can be licensed through Warner Bros. Television.
The copyright holder is EMI Unart, but most uses can be licensed through Alfred.
There are at least three copyright holders, but for most uses I would suggest starting with Universal.
Plagiarism is when someone uses someone else's work without giving credit, while copyright infringement is when someone uses someone else's work without permission.
In copyright, CC stands for Creative Commons, an extremely broad license that lets the copyright holder specify what uses they will allow without additional permission. For example, CC-BY-NC means you can use my work for non-commercial uses (NC), as long as you properly attribute me (BY).
A book published in 1973 would still be protected by copyright, but some specific limited uses are allowed without a license. Extensive or commercial uses would need to be licensed.