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Simple English definitions for legal terms

Published work

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A quick definition of Published work:

The term "published work" refers to a piece of writing or art that has been shared with the public by being sold, rented, or shown in some way. This means that people can buy or see copies of it. Published works are protected by copyright law, which means that the person who created it has the right to control how it is used and copied. The rules for how long a published work is protected depend on when it was created, but it can be up to 95 years. Works created before 1978 can only be protected if they have been published.

A more thorough explanation:

The term "published work" is used in copyright law to refer to works that have been made available to the public through sale, transfer of ownership, rental, lease, or lodging. This means that copies or recordings of the work have been distributed to the public.

Under Title 17 of U.S. Code §101, both published and unpublished works created on or after January 1, 1978 are copyright-protectable. However, the rules for copyright protection differ for published and unpublished works.

For example, if a work is published anonymously, under a pseudonym, or as a work made for hire, it is protected for 95 years from the year of its first publication or for 120 years from the year of its creation, whichever is shorter. On the other hand, if a work is unpublished, it is protected for 120 years from the year of its creation.

For works created before 1978, only published works can be copyright-protected.

Examples of published works include:

  • A book that is available for purchase in a bookstore or online
  • A song that is available for streaming on a music platform
  • A movie that is available for rental or purchase on a streaming service

These examples illustrate the definition of published work because they are all works that have been made available to the public through sale, rental, or streaming. They are all copyright-protectable under U.S. law.

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biking is fun but theres also crazy ppl on the citibikes im scared of them
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are those the shared bikes u can rent (from da country middle of BFE)
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glad theres bike lanes tho at home u just get run over by cars
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yes the rentable ones
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i walk/train mostly though i am actually a fan of the mta
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There is this dood on utube who does uber eats in DC and I fear for his life every day
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@c0bra1: oh nice. Yeh
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i love that guy! bikingdc!
[] c0bra1
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but yeah he does objectively dangerous stuff sometimes lol esp in the snow
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yeah he plays with fire then wonders why he gets burned
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he has such a good heart, like half his customers deserve no food
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they mad disrespectful and rude
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@llama: Ehh most people are not aware of how they come off or how selfish they really are. I think if you are heating up a metaphorical crack pipe of convenience filled with gluttony and sloth, the majority of the people you attract are going to be like that. I hope RFK bans doordash/grubhub/uber eats etc. I have good stories from when I did that shit and I have the worst. The biking DC guy honestly gets average people. The average person just sucks.
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No faith in humanity man. I got absolutely none :(
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23:40
My brother got into a knife fight with some asian guy in Irvine, CA during COVID cus he wasn't wearing a mask in his car.
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"It's a real knife fight out there" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TySs8x2Dk
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bro wants to ban doordash
NarrowFaithfulCougar
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Shii I would ban people from eating fast food if I could but you would literally have to have the national guard outside of kfc to do that.
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Never gunna have universal healthcare in this country if this shit exists.
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I have never ate there lol. What puts the pounds on me is the fucking izakaya yakitori.
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@MrThickRopes: yeah bro after they launched the app I be buying err thang
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same bruh
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