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=__//**be fair**//__ =

In America, ideas that you create are protected by copyright laws. If you create a book, song, painting, architectural style, or movie then nobody else can make money from that idea without your permission. There are also rules in school that prevent students from copying other people’s writing and submitting it as .media type="file" key="song.wav" width="300" height="50"

Fair use - the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties

public domain- able to be discussed and examined freely by the general public

plagiarism - the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author royalty -a percentage of the income from media