What is Copyright?

Copyright is a legal protection given to creators of original works. It gives them the exclusive right to decide how their work is used, shared, or sold. This applies to a wide range of creative works, such as books, songs, movies, paintings, photographs, software, blog posts, and more.

Copyright ensures that creators can control their work and benefit from it, whether through selling, licensing, or sharing it on their terms. However, it’s important to know that copyright protects the unique expression of an idea, not the idea itself. For example, you can’t copyright the idea of a time-traveling hero, but you can copyright a specific story or movie featuring such a hero with unique characters and dialogue.