Copyright

• © = Copyright, gives an owner of a piece rights to the content of the piece. This includes stories, characters, costumes, settings, and speech. Only they can make copies of the piece, but the copyright lasts for a limited time. 
•  © (mirrored) = Copyleft, anyone can use the piece however they want, but they aren't then allowed to copyright their own product with the work or a part of the original work in it. You have to include credits still.
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• In the UK work is already covered by copyright. This means things like my Instagram don't necessarily need copyright markers on them. 
• It's always good to use a watermark on your work to tell people that work belongs only to you if you're still worried about art theft. I personally use a signature very close to the linework but not over it.
• Work you do on your own or anything collaborative can be copyrighted - just all agree to the type of copyright because it changes matters drastically. 
• Copyright in music lasts for 70 years (a life sentence) 
• Copyright in other medias like tv and film last as long as the original creator is alive, plus a 70 year 'life sentence'
• You can find royalty free/copyright free music like what I used in 1st year. 
• If you are breaking the copyright of someone's work from another country, then you follow their copyright laws. If I stole my US friend's work, I follow America's laws about copyright. 
• If you are caught breaking copyright, you could:
• Have to pay back all the profit you made from your piece using that
• In the US, laws could ask you to pay between $200 and $150,000 depending on the case
• You pay for all the attorney fees if you broke the copyright
• If you're say selling someone's work, they can close your store.