Rights
of Copyright Owners and Licensing The
Copyright Act of 1976 gives copyright owners five exclusive rights. These rights
are (1) only the copyright owner may reproduce or make copies of the work; (2)
only the copyright owner may prepare adaptations of the work, such as preparing
a translation of a book originally written in English or preparing a movie screenplay
based on a novel; (3) only the copyright owner may distribute copies of the work
to the public; (4) the copyright owner has the exclusive right to perform the
work in the public; and (5) only the copyright owner may display the work in public. Infringement An
infringement of a copyright is the reproduction, distribution, performance, or
display of any copyrighted work without permission of the copyright owner or without
a compulsory license. Copyright infringements are usually dealt with in civil
lawsuits in federal court. The law provides several remedies to copyright owners
who prove infringement against their own work. In such a case, the court may order
an injunction against future infringement, which requires the infringing party
to refrain from committing further violations of the copyright. The court may
also order the destruction of infringing copies; reimbursement for any financial
loss suffered by the copyright owner; transfer of profits made from the sale of
infringing copies; and payment of specific damages, plus court costs and attorney's
fees. If the infringement was intentional, the infringing party can be subject
to criminal penalties as well, which include fines and possible imprisonment. All
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