What Does Copyright Protect?
Answer
Examples of What Copyright Protects Include:
- Literary works
- Musical works, including any accompanying words
- Dramatic works, including any accompanying music
- Pantomimes and choreographic works
- Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
- Motion pictures and other audiovisual works
- Sound recordings, which are works that result from the fixation of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds
- Architectural works
These categories should be viewed broadly. For example, computer programs and certain “compilations” are considered as “literary works”; maps and technical drawings are considered as “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works.