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The exclusive right given to an individual or organization to publish, reproduce, and distribute the contents of a literary or artistic work for a specified number of years.
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Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U. S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship” – including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.