What are the copyright laws and what types of content can be legally shared without infringing on someone else's intellectual property?
What are the copyright laws and what types of content can be legally shared without infringing on someone else's intellectual property?
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According to copyright law, you cannot reproduce, distribute, publicly display or publicly perform copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Copyright covers a wide variety of creative works, such as books and music, as well as movies, pictures and other visual media. Generally speaking, content can be legally shared without infringement as long as it is not used for commercial purpose and it falls under fair use exceptions such as commentary or criticism. Also make sure to attribute the content to its original author/creator.
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What are the copyright laws and what types of content can be legally shared without infringing on someone else's intellectual property?
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According to the United States Copyright Office, copyrights protect "original works of authorship", including art, music, literature and other creative works. Examples of material that can be legally shared without infringement include short excerpts or samples of material for review or criticism purposes, facts and ideas expressed in written or illustrative form, text used for quotation or commentary purpose and reproductions done under certain limitations defined by applicable law.
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