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'''Copyright''' is mostly holding back [[sharing]], but it can also be used to enforce sharing, as is the case with [[copyleft]].
'''Copyright''' is mostly holding back [[sharing]], but it can also be used to enforce sharing, as is the case with [[copyleft]].


==More Info==
== Definition ==
'''Copyright''' is the set of [[exclusive rights]] granted to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. These rights can be licensed, transferred and/or assigned. Copyright lasts for a certain time period after which the work is said to enter the [[public domain]]. Copyright applies to a wide range of works that are substantive and fixed in a medium. Some jurisdictions also recognize "[[moral rights (copyright law)|moral rights]]" of the creator of a work, such as the right to be credited for the work. <small>([[Wikipedia:Copyright|Read More]])</small>
 
== More Info ==
* A list of countries and the lenght of copyright
* A list of countries and the lenght of copyright
: [[Wikipedia:List_of_countries'_copyright_length]]
: [[Wikipedia:List_of_countries'_copyright_length]]


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Latest revision as of 13:40, 12 March 2013

Copyright is mostly holding back sharing, but it can also be used to enforce sharing, as is the case with copyleft.

Definition

Copyright is the set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. These rights can be licensed, transferred and/or assigned. Copyright lasts for a certain time period after which the work is said to enter the public domain. Copyright applies to a wide range of works that are substantive and fixed in a medium. Some jurisdictions also recognize "moral rights" of the creator of a work, such as the right to be credited for the work. (Read More)

More Info

  • A list of countries and the lenght of copyright
Wikipedia:List_of_countries'_copyright_length