| Covered: | "original works of authorship" (literary, dramatic, musical, artistic)
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| | including: any text, music (scores, lyrics), pictorial works (maps,
drawings, paintings, prints, photographs), sound recordings,
motion pictures, sculpture, dance notation, architecture
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| Duration: | life + 70 years
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| | works for hire: 95 years (or 120 if unpublished, whichever is shorter)
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| Formalities: | no registration or notice required
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| | copyright exists immediately, upon "fixation" of work
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| | registration required for infringement suit
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| Exclusive rights: | - copying & distribution
- derivative works
- public performance
- public display
- sound recordings - digital audio transmission
- visual art - "moral rights" (attribution & integrity)
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