Copyright and Creative Works

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Plagiarism

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When you take another person's words or ideas and use them as your own.

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Copyright

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An important law that gives the owner of a creative work the right to determine how other people can use it.

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Creative Work

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Any original artistic creation, such as a poem, drawing, essay, video, photo, dance, game, painting, and more.

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Copyright Law

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The rights of creative artists are protected by copyright law, ensuring artists get credit for, or even get paid for, their work.

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© Symbol

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All recorded work is automatically protected by copyright law, even if it doesn't display the © symbol.

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Infringements

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The act of breaking the terms of a law.

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Trademark

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A symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.

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Online Respect

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When internet users aren't careful about how they use the creative work of others, it might be considered stealing.

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Fortnite Lawsuit

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In 2018, Epic Games was sued for stealing dance moves without permission and accused of exploiting artists' talent without credit.

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2 Milly Lawsuit

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2 Milly dropped his lawsuit following a Supreme Court decision that ruled copyright infringement lawsuits must wait until the copyright is registered.