A copyright grants protection to the creator and his or her representatives for the works and prevents such works from being copied or reproduced without their consent.
The creator of a work can prohibit or authorise anyone to:
reproduce the work in any form, such as print, sound, video, etc
use the work for a public performance, such as a play or a musical work
make copies/recordings of the work, such as via compact discs, cassettes, etc
broadcast it in various forms
translate the same to other languages.