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United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of "original
works of authorship" including literary, dramatic, musical,
artistic, and certain other intellectual works.  This protection
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106 of the Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright
the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to do the
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<P>*  TO REPRODUCE the copyrighted work in copies or phonorecords
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<P>*  TO DISTRIBUTE COPIES OR PHONORECORDS of the copyrighted work
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   rental, lease, or lending
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<P>*  TO PERFORM THE COPYRIGHTED WORK PUBLICLY, in the case of
   literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works,
   pantomimes, and motion pictures and other audiovisual works
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<P>*  TO DISPLAY THE COPYRIGHTED WORK PUBLICLY, in the case of
   literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works,
   pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works,
   including the individual images of a motion picture or other
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   <P>It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided
by the Act to the owner of copyright.  These rights, however, are
not unlimited in scope.  Sections 107 through 119 of the
Copyright Act establish limitations on these rights.  In some
cases, these limitations are specified exemptions from copyright
liability.  One major limitation is the doctrine of "fair use,"
which is given a statutory basis in section 107 of the Act.  In
other instances, the limitation takes the form of a "compulsory
license" under which certain limited uses of copyrighted works
are permitted upon payment of specified royalties and compliance
with statutory conditions.  For further information about the
limitations of any of these rights, consult the Copyright Act or
write to the Copyright Office.
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