Copyright And Fair Use Law

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Copyright and fair use law to help protect our ideas from being used without permission, but also sets rules on how we can use it. These laws can be found in article 101.-108 of the U.S Copyright codes. A copyright law can only be registered for 70 years before they are no longer copyrighted. Free Use laws and Copyrights can also be used Globally, but are most commonly used in the states. They are mostly put in place when someone wants to protect their original idea from being recreated or used without consent. This includes things such as songs, characters, logos, designs, Tv shows, and much more. But other things such as ideas and even concepts yet brought up can also be protected by these laws.
Other laws that are similar to copyrights,

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