What I Learned About Copyright

I learned that the copyright laws protect people from having their work stolen from them. It also punishes those who steal original works from others.

I realized that Brian is 100% wrong because:
   1. He said that she didn't register a copyright, but in reality she doesn't have to register it, she got the copyright as soon as she created the poem.
   2. He said that she gave him the poem as a gift, but in fact she shared a COPY with him, she didn't give him the original.
   3. He said that the copyright would have expired, actually a copyright lasts for the entire life of the owner and 70 years after.

All in all, you can't use someone else's stuff without permission, regardless of what or where it is.