Question

What Are the Rights of a Copyright Owner?

Answer 1

The answer U.S. copyright law provides copyright owners with the following exclusive rights: Reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords. Prepare derivative works based upon the work. Distribute copies or phonorecords of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership or by rental, lease, or lending.

Answer 2

1. The right to reproduce works.
2. The right to create derivative works like sequels, spin-offs, translations, and other forms of adaptation.
3. The distribution right grants the copyright owner the ability to control the manner in which a work or a copy of a work is transferred to others, whether by sale, rental, lease, or lending.
4. The public performance right grants the copyright owner the ability to control the manner in which a work is publicly performed.
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   In a similar way, authors have the exclusive right to control the public display of works that can be displayed–like photographs or graphic designs.
6. Owners of rights in sound recordings have the exclusive right of public performance by means of digital transmission.