Copyright is a form of legal protection granted to the creators of original works of the mind, such as books, music, films, paintings and others. This protection is provided by law in most countries, and gives the author or creator of the work several exclusive rights over it.

Copyright generally includes

Reproduction rights: This is the right to make copies of the work. For example, printing a book, copying a painting, downloading a song from the Internet, etc.

Distribution right: This is the right to sell, rent or lend copies of the work to the public.

The right of public performance: This is the right to show or play the work in public, such as showing a film in a cinema, performing a play on stage, etc.

The right to modify: This is the right to modify the original work to create a new work. For example, adapting a book into a film, translating a work into another language, etc.

It is important to note that copyright does not protect ideas, facts, styles or techniques, but only the original expression of these elements. In addition, the duration of copyright protection varies from country to country, but generally lasts for the lifetime of the author plus a certain number of years after his or her death.

Finally, there are exceptions to these exclusive rights, known as “fair use exceptions” or “lawful use exceptions”, which allow others to copy or use a copyrighted work without the author’s permission under certain specific circumstances, such as teaching, criticism, parody, etc.