Legal Monopoly that protects published or unpublished original work (for the duration of its author's life plus50 years) from unauthorized duplication without due credit and compensation. Copyright covers not onlybooks but also advertisements, articles, graphic designs, labels, letters (including emails), lyrics, maps, musical compositions, product designs, etc. According to the major ... Read more

USAGE EXAMPLE

John wanted to upload his vacation videos to YouTube, but every time he tried, they kept getting taken down because of copyright violations, due to the music that was playing in the background.