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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_St...

"copyright law assigns a set of exclusive rights to authors: to make and sell copies of their works, to create derivative works, and to perform or display their works publicly"

"The owner of a copyright has the exclusive right to do and authorize others to do the following: To reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords;To prepare derivative works based upon the work;"

"Commonly, this involves someone creating or distributing"

https://www.copyright.gov/what-is-copyright/

"U.S. copyright law provides copyright owners with the following exclusive rights: Reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords. Prepare derivative works based upon the work."

https://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/students/intellectu...

"Copyright infringement occurs when a work is reproduced, distributed, displayed, performed or altered without the creator’s permission."

There are endless legitimate sources for this. Copyright protects many things, not just distribution. It very clearly disallows the creation and production of copyrighted works.



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