What exclusive rights are granted by copyright? The Copyright Act grants five rights to copyright owners: The right to reproduce the copyrighted work; The right to prepare derivative works based upon the original work; The right to distribute copies of the work to the public; The right to perform the copyrighted work in public; and The right to display the copyrighted work in public.

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