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| − | A | + | A '''derivative work''' is a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation, musical arrangement, dramatization, fictionalization, motion picture version, sound recording, art reproduction, abridgment, condensation, or any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted. A work consisting of editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications which, as a whole, represent an original work of authorship, is a "derivative work".<ref>The [[Copyright Act]], [[17 U.S.C. § 101]].</ref> |
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[[Category:United States Law]] | [[Category:United States Law]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:31, January 16, 2021
A derivative work is a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation, musical arrangement, dramatization, fictionalization, motion picture version, sound recording, art reproduction, abridgment, condensation, or any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted. A work consisting of editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications which, as a whole, represent an original work of authorship, is a "derivative work".[1]
References
- ↑ The Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101.