A copyright is the legal right given to an author, photographer, publisher, playwright, distributor or composer to exclusively publish, produce, sell and distribute a dramatic, literary, artistic or musical work. Copying or stealing someone else’s creation usually carries severe penalties. Furthermore, an author of an original work is automatically granted a copyright for it, he does not have to actually go ahead and apply for it. Copyrighted material is often marked with the following – a © symbol, the year in which the work was created and published and the name of the author that created it. A copyright is the legal right given to an author, photographer, publisher, playwright, distributor or composer to exclusively publish, produce, sell and distribute a dramatic, literary, artistic or musical work. Copying or stealing someone else’s creation usually carries severe penalties. Furthermore, an author of an original work is automatically granted a copyright for it, he does not have to actually go ahead and apply for it. Copyrighted material is often marked with the following – a © symbol, the year in which the work was created and published and the name of the author that created it.

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