众所周知,美国的版权保护工作在世界上处于领先地位。本文将对美国有关版权保护的一些基本法律条款作一个简要的介绍。 所谓版权,指的是法律对于那些初创作品的作者提供的一种保护形式。这种作品包括文字的、戏剧的、音乐的和其他知识产品。美国的版权法案授予版权所有人以独一无二的权力,他可以自己也可以授权他人做如下事情: It is well known that the copyright protection in the United States is the leader in the world. This article will give a brief overview of some of the basic legal provisions in U.S. copyright protection. The so-called copyright, referring to the law for those creators of the authors provide a form of protection. Such works include literary, dramatic, musical and other knowledge products. The U.S. copyright law gives copyright owners unique powers that he or she can authorize others to do the following: