What is Copyright? Copyright is a form of protection grounded in
the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of
authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright
covers both published and unpublished works. (U.S. Copyright
Office) . Copyright laws allow people to own the exclusives
rights to audio, visual, printed material, or computer software
that they create. This means others must have their permission
to copy an entire work, distribute copies of their work, perform
their work publicly, or display their work About Fair Use What
Is Fair Use? In its most general sense, a fair use is any
copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and
“transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or
parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without
permission from the copyright owner. In other words, fair use is
a defense against a claim of copyright infringement. If your use
qualifies as a fair use, then it would not be considered an
illegal infringement. Copyrighte