| A | B |
| Bootlegging | refers to illegal copying and selling CD’s. |
| Clipart | is the use of images either copied or physically cut from pre-existing printed works, or from books that have entered the public domain. |
| Copyrights | protect the expression of an idea but not the underlying idea itself, i.e. composers, artists, photographers. |
| Design | is the process of originating and developing a plan for a new object (machine, building, product, etc |
| Fair use policy | is a term for uses of content that is considered valid defenses to copyright infringement, such as for criticism or educational purposes. |
| Infringement | is violation of a law or a right. |
| Intellectual property | refers to something that is intangible and you cannot touch, i.e. patents, copyrights, and trademarks. |
| Patents | means to grant the exclusive right to make, use, and sell a novel or new, non-obvious, useful product or process. |
| Plagiarism | refers to the use of another's information, language, or writing, when done without proper acknowledgment of the original source |
| Service mark | is a distinctive mark, symbol, or slogan or any combination of these used by a business to identify goods and to distinguish them from products sold by others. |
| Software piracy | is the unauthorized copying of software. |
| Trademark | is a distinctive mark, symbol, or slogan or any combination of these used by a business to identify goods and to distinguish them from products sold by others. |
| Trade secrets | are protection under state law against unauthorized use. |