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Copyright can be enforced by filing a lawsuit in federal court. It is advisable to consult with an intellectual property attorney to understand the specifics of your situation.

A copyright notice is a statement that identifies the copyright owner and the year of first publication and generally includes the copyright symbol (©), or the word “Copyright,” or the abbreviation “Copr.”

No, giving credit to the author does not substitute for obtaining permission.

Copyright infringement involves the unauthorized use of a work that is protected by copyright, such as unauthorized copying, distribution, or creating derivative works.

Fair use is a legal doctrine that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, typically for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research.

No, copyright does not protect names, ideas, procedures, processes, systems, methods of operation, concepts, principles, or discoveries.

Copyright lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years after the author’s death. For anonymous and corporate works, the duration is 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter.

No, registration is not required for copyright protection, but it can provide significant legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement.

Copyright protection is automatically secured when a work is created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.

A copyright is a form of protection given to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works, both published and unpublished.