What is copyright and why is it important?

According to the US Copyright Office, copyright is a form of intellectual property law that protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed.

Copyright grants the author of a work exclusive rights to copy, distribute, prepare derivative works based on a work and perform or display the work publicly. It ensures that authors are the sole benefactors of their work.   If you are not the author of the specific material you wish to upload on our service, you MUST get express permission from the copyright holder.