What are copyrighted works?

Copyrights protect "original works of authorship" and include:

• Print media, including literary works, books, pictures, graphics, articles, other writings, and all other things on paper
• Songs and other musical works
• Movies and Television productions
• Computer software
• Pantomimes and choreographic works
• Artwork, including all forms of artwork in any type of media such as paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs
• Trademarks, including company logo and name
• All forms of text are copyrighted-even e-mails and other forms of electronic text