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3. You and Copyright: the Basics

Smilin' Joe Copyright cartoon characterCopyright protects an original expression as soon as it's in tangible form. You don't even have to register it with the US Copyright Office, unless you're in court and need to prove that you are the rightful copyright owner. Copyright doesn't cover everything and doesn't last forever though.

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