{"id":5085,"date":"2016-04-04T10:47:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/intellectual-property\/what-may-be-covered-by-copyrights.html"},"modified":"2024-05-22T22:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T03:02:25","slug":"what-may-be-covered-by-copyrights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/intellectual-property\/what-may-be-covered-by-copyrights.html","title":{"rendered":"What May be Covered by Copyrights?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What May Be Covered by Copyrights?<\/h1>\n
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You are an artist. An architect. A screenwriter. An entrepreneur. A small business even. You produce artistic pieces, no matter the medium. Your work is your intellectual property (IP).<\/p>\r\n

Now you want to stop others from profiting off or using your work. Your creations of the mind need IP protection. There are four forms of intellectual property.<\/a> The four types of intellectual property you may use to protect your work include:<\/p>\r\n