Exclusivity granted to an author or creator of an original work, including the right to distribute, perform and adapt the work. This legal monopoly protects both published and unpublished work, normally for the life of the creator plus 50 years. Copyright does not apply to factual information. Nor does it protect ideas, but rather the ‘expression’ or ‘embodiment’ of an idea.

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