Copyright

The right to be the only person or company with legal permission to reproduce or publish a media item for a certain amount of time.

Significance

Copyright is what protects the owners of books, articles, images, etc. from having their property illegally copied. People need to be cognizant of copyright restrictions before unintentionally "borrowing" content for their own uses and thus leaving themselves or their company open to copyright violation liability.

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