What is Copyright Law?

The definition of copyright is: Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time.
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Here they give you detail information about the law, how to not infringe on copyrighting, and how to properly use the copyright law.

• The copyright law protects the original creator of any document. There are exceptions to the law and they are as follows:
• Copyright law provides for certain instances in which the consumer (i.e., user) of the copyright-protected work does not have to obtain permission or pay for that use.
• Copyright is automatic in at least 165 countries, including the US and our neighbors to the north, Canada!
• In the US the length of a copyright is life, plus 70. This means the copyright is good till the authors death plus an additional 70 years after.