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Erik J. Heels posted a diagram that he used to explain copyright to a child. I found the article on a Boing Boing post.

I drew up a cleaner version in Visio, and have posted it below. As Erick states, it’s just a start, and not a comprehensive explanation of how copyrighted works may be used.

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