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PASWhat Does Copyright Protect?
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What does copyright protect?
Copyright, a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed. See Circular 1, Copyright Basics, section "What Works Are Protected."
Not sure in your example, Corey, why a photograph of a baseball card would be considered an "original work of authorship" but I am not an intellectual property lawyer.