APPENDIX A
A Comic Creator’s Guide to Copyright Law
WHAT IS A COPYRIGHT?
Copyright is actually a collection of legal rights, all of which protect “original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression.”1 Copyright protects:
• Literary works, such as scripts for comic, primarily text-driven comic books, movie screenplays, novels, magazine articles, poems
• Pictorial and graphic works, like comic book art, covers, comic books
• Sculptures
• Motion pictures, television shows, and other audiovisual works
• Musical works, including any accompanying words
• Dramatic works, such as plays, including any accompanying music
• Pantomimes and choreographic works
• Sound recordings
• Architectural works
• Other works of original authorship ...
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