Glossary

copyright
noun
general

"The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (such as a literary, musical, or artistic work)”

Definition Source:  https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copyright 

Note:  According to the U.S. Copyright Office:  

“Copyright is a type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship as soon as an author fixes the work in a tangible form of expression."

Types of works include: "paintings, photographs, illustrations, musical compositions, sound recordings, computer programs, books, poems, blog posts, movies, architectural works, plays", etc.

Source:  https://www.copyright.gov/what-is-copyright/