What are “works of authorship” that may be protected by copyright law?
The Copyright Act defines “works of authorship” as literary works, musical works, including the accompanying words, dramatic works, including any accompanying music, pantomimes and choreographic works, pictorial, graphic and sculptural works, motion pictures and other audio-visual works, sound recordings and architectural works. Furthermore, the original works of authorship must be fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which the works can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.
