writing, authorship, composition, penning (noun)

the act of creating written works

"writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

authorship, paternity (noun)

the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing

"the authorship of the theory is disputed"

authorship (Noun)

The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.

authorship (Noun)

The source; origin; origination; as, the authorship of a book or review, or of an act, or state of affairs.

authorship

An author is the writer of a book, article, play, or other written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "An author is 'the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created.'"Typically, the first owner of a copyright is the person who created the work, i.e. the author. If more than one person created the work (i.e., multiple authors), then a case of joint authorship takes place. Copyright laws differ around the world. The United States Copyright Office, for example, defines copyright as "a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to authors of 'original works of authorship.'"