FAQs – Copyright
What is a literary work?
For copyright purposes, the most important types of work of authorship to the corporate manager are literary work.
“Literary works” include works as diverse as books, poems, magazine articles, computer programs and telephone directories. “Pictorial, graphic and sculptural works” include work such as paintings, photographs, maps, statues, blueprints, toys, and jewelry. A “sound recording” is a recorded rendition of a work as contrasted to the underlying work, which itself may also be the subject of a copyright.