The "right to copy" is a protection grounded in the US Constitution itself. Under US Copyright law, the authors and artists of original works have the right to control the use of their work and receive compensation for their effort, but those rights are still subject to some limitations and exceptions. And when someone else's use of a protected work exceeds what is legally accepted, then the rights of the creator of the work are being violated or "infringed." Overall there is reflected in the Constitution an amazing attempt to balance an artist's or author's right to protection of a work and access to that work by the public.
This online guide is designed to help those who work in ministry settings to quickly and easily navigate the possible use(s) of a work protected by copyright law.