what does copyright mean?

Answer 1

It means no one can copy it cause the copy rights belong to someone else

Answer 2

Wikipedia states:
"Copyright is a set of exclusive rights regulating the use of a particular expression of an idea or information. At its most general, it is literally "the right to copy" an original creation."

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

Answer 3

It means, actually what it is, is a law upheld by the federal government to protect original of things you created. for example electronics designs, arts and music (songs you composed), anything at all that is original in context forms printing, ect. what you do is you apply for a patent through the government so to protect your inventions or creations so no one else can make a copy of them. In doing so you pay a small amount of fees to the federal government to protect your patent. your patent must by submit to be approved. In this way, anyone wanting to make a copy of your patent they must have your permission to copy all or any parts of your patent. That way you are being protected by lawsuit and by the federal law mainly because you have already patented your inventions or simply put, protect your patent. But on the other hand, you have every right to do anything with your patent and you can file a lawsuit against anyone or corporations making copies of your patent if they are making profits off your inventions.

However, if you are making music, you have the copy right to your songs and say you are selling them yourself. Once it is sold to your audiences, the copy right protects you from people making copies of your songs and selling them with out your consent or permission. You are, therefore entitled to file lawsuit against that person for all the profits he is making off your songs. but the thing is, for example, if that same person, instead of making copies and selling them he gave it to his neighbors and his friends, you really don't have a say about what that person is doing. For one thing, he is not making any profits other than making you more popular. On the other hand if the federal permits you patent all your songs in such a way that gives a person no rights to make any further copies, then you would be controlling all further copies made by any one without prior consent from you. But the real question is, how would you know if that person is going to make copies for for his own uses and maybe slipping one to one of his best friends. This is what's going on with RIAA people who wants to help record companies protect their copy rights, but they're going about it the wrong way and making false assumptions about people illegally downloading songs from the internet. Songs downloading used to be free. But the record companies want to make it illegal suddenly. No one is making huge profits. The RIAA just want to make things hard for internet developers, that's all. And some stupid long haired heavy metal band are jealous because there are some under ground bands that put their songs on the internet for free download are just as good or even better.