Hey Timmy. I'm sorry about your Grandpappy.

It's okay. I'll always remember all the stories he told me.

Do you think you could tell me some of those stories?

Sure.

He would always tell me that copyright is protection given to creators of any original work. He said that those creators where allowed to copy and distribute their own work.

Wow. How...insightful.

Yeah. Oh I just remembered another!

Timmy. Plagiarism is getting other people to believe that the work you copied is your own.

Okay, Grandpappy.

No.

Was he like a teacher or something?

He taught me about fair use around the same time he got a new girlfriend.

Oh okay. You don't have to-

Fair use is certain exceptions when pieces of work can be used without the consent of the creator.

Oh cool, thanks.

Sorry Timmy I think my Mom's calling me-

He taught me about piracy when they broke up. We were on a boys only hunting trip.

Piracy is when something that is copyrighted is copied and sold illegally.

Hey look a snake!!

How nice but really, Timmy, I-

Then he talked to me about licenses.

Wait drivers licenses?

No. Copyright licenses.

People can put different licenses on their work saying the public can use it.

Grandpappy I can't swim!

Timmy, you were underwater!?

Yeah. Do you not believe me?

Well of course I do! I just-

Public domain!!