A copyright is considered a form of property in ideas. Acopyright is also known as an area of law within the field ofIntellectual Property. Essentially, a copyright is a grant ofproperty rights that protects original works by authors which arefixed in a tangible medium of expression.It is important to understand patents, copyrights, andtrademarks as the granting of certain property rights. TheCopyright Office of the Library of Congress is responsible forgranting copyrights and gets its authority from Title 17 of theU.S. Code.There are many types of works that are protected by copyrights.It is essential to know that a work must be a tangible medium ofexpression in order to be considered a copyright. The worksprotected by copyrights are as follows: literary works, dramaticworks, musical work