Books, articles, plays, songs, works of art, movies, and software are protected by copyright , a legal concept that defines rights to intellectual property.
Some software is protected by patent .
The value of intellectual and artistic works comes from the creativity, ideas, research, skills, labor, and other nonmaterial efforts and attributes provided by their creators. The thing protected is the intangible creative work , which is embodied in a physical form. Copyright owner may give, rent, license, or sell right to others Facts, ideas, concepts, processes, and methods of operation are not copyrightable. Copyright protects creative expression the expression, selection, and arrangement of ideas. Patents are granted for inventions of new things or processes.