Wat (wie) is copyright - definitie
![Generic DVD: ''[[All rights reserved]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/All rights reserved.jpg?width=200 "Generic DVD: ''[[All rights reserved]]''")
![European output of books before the advent of copyright, 6th century to 18th century. Blue shows printed books. [[Log-lin plot]]; a straight line therefore shows an exponential increase.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/European Output of Books 500–1800.png?width=200 "European output of books before the advent of copyright, 6th century to 18th century. Blue shows printed books. [[Log-lin plot]]; a straight line therefore shows an exponential increase.")
![Puck]]'', 1886, satirizes the then-existing situation where a publisher could profit by simply copying newly published works from one country, and publishing them in another, and vice versa.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph Ferdinand Keppler - The Pirate Publisher - Puck Magazine - Restoration by Adam Cuerden.jpg?width=200 "Puck]]'', 1886, satirizes the then-existing situation where a publisher could profit by simply copying newly published works from one country, and publishing them in another, and vice versa.")
![The [[Statute of Anne]] (the Copyright Act 1709) came into force in 1710.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Statute of anne.jpg?width=200 "The [[Statute of Anne]] (the Copyright Act 1709) came into force in 1710.")
Wikipedia
A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educational, or musical form. Copyright is intended to protect the original expression of an idea in the form of a creative work, but not the idea itself. A copyright is subject to limitations based on public interest considerations, such as the fair use doctrine in the United States.
Some jurisdictions require "fixing" copyrighted works in a tangible form. It is often shared among multiple authors, each of whom holds a set of rights to use or license the work, and who are commonly referred to as rights holders. These rights frequently include reproduction, control over derivative works, distribution, public performance, and moral rights such as attribution.
Copyrights can be granted by public law and are in that case considered "territorial rights". This means that copyrights granted by the law of a certain state do not extend beyond the territory of that specific jurisdiction. Copyrights of this type vary by country; many countries, and sometimes a large group of countries, have made agreements with other countries on procedures applicable when works "cross" national borders or national rights are inconsistent.
Typically, the public law duration of a copyright expires 50 to 100 years after the creator dies, depending on the jurisdiction. Some countries require certain copyright formalities to establishing copyright, others recognize copyright in any completed work, without a formal registration. When the copyright of a work expires, it enters the public domain.
