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Originally Posted by kennyc
The Creator of the work is the owner of the copyright. End of story. The law defines certain exemptions to others in copying or excerpting parts of the work.
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Creator of the work is granted an exclusive right to copy the work for some time. Usually by some state on behalf of the citizens. Saying he's an "owner" of something is just twisting of this idea, just as saying it's his "intellectual property". He's not - the public is the owner, if anyone.