What are the copyright holders exclusive rights?
The owner of a copyright has six exclusive rights: • To reproduce the work. • To distribute the work. • To create derivative works*. • To publicly perform* the work. • To publicly display* the work. • To publicly perform sound recordings by means of a digital audio transmission. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ How long does copyright last? Works created on or after January 1, 1978 are protected for a term of the life of the author plus 70 years. If it is a corporate author then the protection is for the shorter of 95 years from publication* or 120 years from creation*. Works created and published prior to 1978 may be protected for different lengths of time. For more information regarding the length of a copyright, please see the copyright duration chart. Example: Author James Michener died in 1997. His works such as Alaska, Texas, and The Eagle and the Raven, which were all created after 1978, are protected under the copyrig
