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Copyright is a form of protection given to the authors or creators of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic and other intellectual works. What that means is that, as the author of the work, you alone have the right to do any of the following or to let others do any of the following: - make copies of your work; - distribute copies of your work; - perform your work publicly (such as for plays, film, dances or music); - display your work publicly (such as for artwork, or stills from audiovisual works, or any material used on the Internet or television); and - make “derivative works” (including making modifications, adaptations or other new uses of a work, or translating the work to another media).