Copyright Protection
- A copyright will protect the following categories of works:
literary works
- musical works, including any accompanying words
- dramatic works, including any accompanying music
- pantomimes and choreographic works
- pictorial, graphic and sculptural works
- motion pictures and other audiovisual works
- computer programs (sometimes the graphical user interface) and websites
Patents
Patents protect processes, methods and inventions that are "novel," "non-obvious" and "useful." If granted, a patent gives you a 20-year monopoly on selling, using, making or importing an invention into the United States.
(These are 2 characteristics of property rights)
