Copyright

[Sarah]

The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to printand publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all otherpersons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays,and musical compositions, as well as in books.

[Sarah]

Something that doesnt exist in China.

[Sarah]

a lame excuse to rake in as much cash as one can, while keeping the others at bay

[Sarah]

A claim made by a concept's creator or owner that said concept is theirs and theirs alone. Use of copyright is protected legally, but many people feel that the concept is ethically invalid - leading to the rise of Internet file-sharing. Often cited using a symbol, followed by a year.

[Sarah]

An abuse of power regarding who gets the highest share of a royalty; pseudonym for laws designed to consolidate information access, usually in an attempt to disenfranchise those who would need the access the most.

[Sarah]

A perfect example of a way to scam people.

[Sarah]

To claim as one's own. Big corporations normally do it so people don't steal their ideas. Then, as soon as somebody does in the slightest way, they jump on the opportunity and sue their ass for an unreasonable sum of money.

[Sarah]

Disney's biggest enemy.

[Jessica]

Copyright is a legal means of protecting an authors work. It is a type of intellectual property that provides exclusive publication, distribution, and usage rights for the author. This means whatever content the author created cannot be used or published by anyone else without the consent of the author. The length of copyright protection may vary from country to country, but it usually lasts for the life of the author plus 50 to 100 years.
Many different types of content can be protected by copyright. Examples include books, poems, plays, songs, films, and artwork. In modern times, copyright protection has been extended to websites and other online content. Therefore, any original content published on the Web is protected by copyright law. This is important in the digital age we live in, since large amounts of content can be easily copied and pasted.
So how do you obtain copyright protection? Fortunately, in most countries, copyright protection is automatic. This means whenever you publish original content, it is automatically protected by copyright law. For example, if you post a blog on the Internet, your content is automatically covered by copyright. In most cases, this type of copyright protection is all that is necessary. However, if you want others to know your content is copyright protected, you can post the copyright logo () next to your name on any Web pages that include your original content. You may also want to include the years you have owned the content. Below is an example of a copyright line:
Copyright 2007-2009 [your name].
In situations where it is critical to protect an authors rights, many countries provide copyright registration, which allows authors to register copyrighted content with a central agency. This makes it easier to prove ownership of content if it is ever disputed.
Copyright provides a helpful means of protecting original content. It serves to give people credit for the work they do, which is something we can all appreciate. Therefore, if you ever consider copying someone elses content, think of how it would make you feel if someone copied your original work and published it as their own. If you ever would like to use another persons content, make sure to ask the author for permission first. And always give credit where credit is due.

[Mark Zuckerberg]

the legal right to control the production and selling of a book, play, film, photograph, or piece of music:

[Julian]

The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.