Copyright

The U.S. Copyright Law gives the creator (i.e., artist, composer, author, etc.) the exclusive right to retain control over their works for a limited time only:

1. the right to reproduce (i.e., make copies) the work; 
2. the right to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work; 
3. the right to distribute copies of the work by sale or transfer of ownership, rental, lease,or lending; 
4. the right to perform a work publicly; 
5. the right to display a work publicly and;
6. the right to publicly perform sound recordings via digital audio transmission  (i.e., to broadcast online)

These 6 exclusive rights are commonly referred to as a “bundle of rights” because copyright owners control each of the rights individually and as a group.