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What Is Copyright Infringement?

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Copyright law exists to encourage the creation of works by providing individuals with exclusive rights to their works of authorship. It affects your ability to use someone else’s work, including software code, paintings, photographs, music, or writings, without seeking explicit permission from them. Doing so would be tantamount to copyright infringement, resulting in the copyright owner or federal prosecutors pursuing …