Learn What is Protected Under Copyright Law

Part of the Video Series How to Copyright Your Work

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Learn What is Protected Under Copyright Law
Hi, I'm Nathan Boehme writer and film director with Expert Village. In this series, it's all about copyrights. So what exactly can be copyrighted? The only thing you really need to remember is this, if you can dream it up and some how create it in a tangible form then it can be copyrighted. Anything ranging from books, scripts, musical numbers, stage plays, visual art (paintings) sculptures, photographs, motion pictures another audio visual works, an agriculture design. The step by step process may differ from somewhat from each of these categories but just remember at the end of the day if you can see it touch it or paste it then you can protect it under law.

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Expert: Nathan Boehme (bay'mee) is a writer, director, & editor currently living and working in Los Angeles. Read More

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