| A | B |
| Intellectual Property | a unique product or idea created by an individual or organization. |
| Copyright | legal protection granted to the creator or an original work for a limited period of time. |
| Patent | the legal ownership of an idea for a tangible work. |
| Trademark | legal protection for a unique name, word phrase, logo or symbol that is used to identify a company's products or services. |
| Copyright Infringement | any violation of copyright, patent or trademark. |
| Plagiarism | the use of someone else’s literary work as your own without providing credit to the author. |
| Derivative Work | the result of a modification of a copyrighted work. |
| License | a legal agreement that dictates the usage rights of a copyrighted work. |
| Stock Work | refers to the supply of copyrighted work that is released for use under a license |
| Fair Use | refers to the limited use of copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright owner |
| Work for Hire | used to describe a copyrightable work that was created by an employee for use by their employer |
| Original Work | a work that was created entirely by a particular person based on an idea. |
| Attribution | a license that requires the user to identify the original copyright owner. |
| All Rights Reserved | refers to a copyright notice that declares that no usage rights exists. |
| Share Alike | a license that allows someone the ability to distribute derivative work under the same license |
| Copy Left | a license that indicates that a free work can be distributed or modified as long as it remains free |
| Public Domain | Works that can be used for any purpose without the permission of the Copyright owner |
| Trade Secret | refers to intellectual property that must remain private for a company to retain viability. |
| Non Disclosure Agreement | a legally binding contract stating that a person will not reveal any trade secrets or intellectual property owned by a company |