Copyrights and Patents
The idea behind a copyright is that it protects your work. The idea behind the materials can be duplicated and used, but it will not exist the same way. The copy-right protects the work for about 70 years unless it is improved with information in the US. The first thing someone should do when creating a device is patents it. This is the government’s way of giving the person who created it ownership. For a period of time the person who created it is allowed to control how their inventions are used and how they work. This is only used for items that haven’t been created yet, like machines, programs, and designs.