A copyright is a form of intellectual property that gives someone the sole rights to reproduce creative work.
Works that can be copyrighted include:
◦Literary Works
◦Musical Works
◦Dramatic Works
◦Pantomimes and Choreographic Works
◦Pictorial, Graphic, and Sculptural Works
◦Motion Pictures and Other Audiovisual Works
◦Sound Recordings
◦Compilations
}You cannot cut and paste material without proper footnotes and work cited information. If it is found online, give the web address of the page from which you took the information
}Books have the copyright details on the inside of the first page, usually. Magazines generally list them on the editorial page.
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}Generally no more than 1/10 of a work can be used directly.