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: In many jurisdictions, including the U.S., copyright exists automatically the moment a work is fixed in a tangible medium. You do not need to register it or use the © symbol for protection to begin, though doing so offers additional legal benefits.

: For individual authors in the U.S., protection typically lasts for the author's life plus 70 years. Fair Use and Public Domain Copyright--

: Original works like books, articles, music, paintings, photographs, movies, and software. : In many jurisdictions, including the U