Copyright, like trademarks and patents, is a type of intellectual property protection. The Copyright Act of 1957 governs copyright registration. Copyright registration makes you the legal proprietor of your creative work, including books, paintings, music, and websites. The author's creative work is protected by copyright registration with the authority. Without the author's or creator's permission, no one is authorized to use it. The author has the right to charge others for using or altering his work. Copyright registration protects the inventor's rights from infringement.