Copyright law grants a creator of a new work several exclusive rights. The copyright law of the United States uses the word author, but that term includes many different creative vocations like, musicians, sculptors, photographers and film makers. Creators of new works are granted the exclusive right to copy, distribute, perform, display and prepare derivative works based upon the original work. A copyright can be registered to strength the rights granted to a creator, but registration is not required for the rights to be granted. If someone other than the copyright owner exercises one of these exclusive rights that is considered copyright infringement. A copyright owner can request an injunction from a court to stop copyright infringement and can get monetary damages for copyright infringement which has already occurred.