It is the exclusive right of a person to produce, publish or sell the original work (as a literary, musical, dramatic, artistic or architectural, and commercial work). Copyright means that only the owner of the work can decide when, where, how, how many times, for how long, and for what range of audiences a work will be presented and performed.

The purpose of copyright is to protect the time, effort, and creativity of the creator of the work and promote science, culture, and art and ultimately promote it.