Publication

Content made available to the general public A printing press can be used for the printing of creative works for publication. To publish is to make content available to the general public. While specific use of the term may vary among countries, it is usually applied to text, images, or other audio-visual content, including paper (newspapers, magazines, catalogs, etc.). Publication means the act of publishing, and also any copies issued for public distribution. Legal definition and copyright Publication is a technical term in legal contexts and especially important in copyright legislation. An author of a work generally is the initial owner of the copyright on the work. One of the copyrights granted to the author of a work is the exclusive right to publish the work. Indonesia In Indonesia, publication is defined as: “any reading, broadcasting, exhibition of works using any means, either electronically or nonelectronically, or performing in any way so that works can be read, heard, or seen by others.”— Article 1, Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 28 of 2014 United States In the United States, publication is defined as: the distribution of copies or phonorecords of a work