A. when you create a sculpture for art, is it copyrighted? what about a poster you make on the computer for technology class? the dance you created in pe? do you have to file for copyright protection? b. if you create something and copyright it, in what year will the copyright expire, assuming you live to be 75 years old? c. the allows limited copying of copyrighted works for educational and research purposes. the copyright law provides that reproduction "for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research" is not an infringement of copyright.

Copyright is a tangible form of protection for intellectual property (original works including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, ) provided by the laws of the United States. It can be published or unpublished.

The law aims to encourage the creation of art and culture by giving the authors and artists a set of exclusive rights which includes the right to make and sell copies of their works, create derivative works, and perform or display their works in public.

•A. when you create a sculpture for art, is it copyrighted? Yes, A sculpture of art can be copyrighted.

•NO. A poster you make on the computer for technology class, not an original artwork.

•Yes. As long as the dance you created in P.E. is original.

•Yes, you have to file for copyright protection.

•b. If you live until 75 years old, copyright will expire 70 years after your death.

•C. The “Fair Use doctrine”