Literary works, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Sound Recoding, and Serials can be protected with a copyright.
- Literary works normally includes: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose, textbooks, cookbooks, catalogs, ad copy, speeches, software codes and computer programs.
- Visual Arts includes paintings, drawings, photographs, sculpture, maps, graphic designs, art reproductions, cartoons, unique package design, technical drawings, architectural works and web site designs.
- Performing Arts includes musical compositions, dramatic works, scripts, choreography, motion pictures, and other multimedia or audiovisual works.
- Sound Recording protection should be used to protect published and unpublished recordings of musical, dramatic, or literary works to protect the sound recording itself, in addition to any copyright in the underlying work.
- Serials are literary works published in a series of installments, such as magazines, newspapers, bulletins, journals and digests.
