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From the U.S. Department of State Fact Sheet

Intellectual Property Rights Protection: A Glossary (http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/econ/ipr/ipr-glossary.htm)

"A bundle of exclusive rights conferred by a government on the creator of original literary or artistic works such as books, articles, drawings, photographs, musical compositions, recordings, films, and computer programs. International in scope, copyright grants the creator reproduction, derivation, distribution, performance, and display rights. The Berne Convention mandates that the period of copyright protection cover the life of the author plus 50 years. Current U.S. copyright law is based on the Copyright Act of 1976 and its amendments."

http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/econ/ipr/ipr-glossary.htm