Presenting Mathematical Concepts on the World Wide Web
Intellectual Property Rights ... and Wrongs
What Are the "Rights" in Copyright?
Copyright gives authors the following exclusive, intangible rights:
- reproduction right:
the right to make copies of protected work;
- distribution right:
the right to sell or otherwise distribute copies to the public;
- derivative right:
the right to create new works (derivative works or adaptations) based on the protected work;
- performance and display rights:
the right to perform a protected work, such as a stageplay, or
to display a protected work, such as a film, in public
(where the specific rights depend on the medium).
Copyrights are a collection of property rights: they belong to their owner and may be sold or otherwise exploited for economic benefit.
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Presenting Mathematical Concepts on the World Wide Web.
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