Copyright falls under the broad term intellectual property. Copyright is one of the many elements of intellectual property. Anything that has been written is able to be copyrighted. Compositions that may be applicable for copyright are literary works and artistic works, such as songs, poems, photographs etcﾅ According to copyright law in the United States, artistic performances and television and radio broadcasts are protected. United States copyright legislation, the Copyright Act of 1976, stated the basic rights of a copyright holder. It stated that copyright protection would extend to any original work in a fixed medium. It also granted copyright holders the right to: reproduce, duplicate, create derivative works, sell, lease, rent, perform, and display their material as they see fit. The fair use defense was also codified for the first time in this document. The Copyright Act of 1976 also granted copyright owners the ability to transfer ownership. According to this act, one does not have to register a work with the Copyright Office in order to achieve copyright protection.