As noted in our course on Managing Intellectual Property and Information Assets, US copyright law protects the expression of facts in a way that represents a bundle of rights:

a) The right to make copies;

b) The right to distribute copies;

c) The right to public display;

d) The right to public performance; and

e) The right to make a derivative work.

Our media-rich, interactive tutorials explain this within the context of a realistic business simulation.

The flow chart that accompanies the tutorials illustrates the logic sequence and the conceptual framework of US copyright law:

The course materials provide a .pdf version of this animated flow chart.