ABSTRACT
In the previous chapter, I demonstrated the three major criteria that define the scope of copyright protection. Almost all cultural works meeting these criteria can be copyrighted and therefore are protected by law. As Strong claims: “Once the three basic requirements of fixation, originality, and expression are met, the law’s protection, though not universal, is extremely broad” (1993: 15). One might be surprised to note the large number of cultural works that meet all three of these seemingly highly restrictive criteria, and the law confers on the copyright holder a wide range of exclusive rights to the product, including the right of reproduction; the right to make derivative works; distribution rights; performance rights; and display rights.
