Copyright

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/copyright

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the foundational legislation?Statute of Anne (1710) established author's rights and limited terms
2. What is the international harmonization?Berne Convention (1886) introduced principles like automatic protection and moral rights
3. What is copyright and why does it help my drawings and stories?Copyright automatically protects your original work when you write or draw it, giving you special rights to share or sell it.
4. When does copyright start and how long does it last?It starts as soon as you fix your work in a tangible form, and it usually lasts for the author's life plus 70 years.

Moral Rights: Rights of an author to be attributed and to prevent distortion of their work.