Copyright
Copyright is the exclusive right that is granted by the United States Federal Government to sell and reproduce literary, musical, or artistic works for a period of time.
Definitions
According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition),
- Copyright. The exclusive right that is granted by the federal government to sell and reproduce literary, musical, or artistic works for a period of time.
According to Principles of Economics by Timothy Taylor (3rd edition),
- Copyright. A form of legal protection to prevent copying for commercial purposes original works of authorship, including books and music.
According to the ASME EMBOK,
- Copyright. The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell original work created by a writer (e.g., computer software, literary works, artistic works, etc.).
Related concepts
- Accounting (alternatively known as accountancy) is management of financial data, information, and knowledge about financial transactions of legal entities. Accountancy tends to include bookkeeping and, depending on a particilar enterprise, may also include quatitative analysis of financial data in the bookkeeping system and/or business intelligence.
