Nashville: What is Copyright

Copyright is the protection granted to an author of a work to govern how his/her work will be reproduced, distributed, displayed, and/or preformed.  Copyright is limited to works that are presented in any tangible method of expression.  Works that are covered by copyright include, but are not limited to:

• Printed material
• Literature
• Music
• Sound Recordings
• Videos
• Databases
• Illustrations
• Photos
• Graphics
• Plays

• Just because it’s on the Internet does NOT mean that it’s free to use! Copyright still applies and the copyright holder’s permission should be sought.
• Items without the copyright symbol may still be copyrighted.