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Intellectual Property | The rights incurred for anything that an individual has written or created. |
Derivative work | A work that is the result of a modification of a copyrighted work. |
Plagiarism | The use of someone else's literary work as your own without providing credit to the author. |
Stock Work | Copyrighted work that is released for use under a license. |
Copyright Infringement | A violation of copyright, patent or trademark. |
Copyright | The legal protection granted to the creator of an original work for |
Patent | The legal ownership of an idea for a tangible work. |
Trademark or Service mark | The legal protection for a name, word, phrase, logo or symbol that is used to identify a company’s products or services. |
License | A legal agreement that dictates the usage rights of a work. |
Public Domain | Works that can be used for any purpose without the permission of the copyright owner. |
The © symbol | A copyright notice is designated by: |
The ™ symbol | An unregistered trademark is designated by: |
The ® symbol | A registered trademark is designated by: |
If a work does not have a copyright or trademark symbol on it is not copyrighted. | False |
Who should you register your work with for legal protection of copyright? | The government |
Copyright protection occurs: | immediately upon the creation of a tangible work |
A Copyright is held by an author for how long? | Their entire lifetime plus 70 years |
If multiple authors hold the copyright for a work, how long does the copyright last? | The last person's lifetime plus 70 years. |
How long does a patent last? | 20 years from the date on the patent application. |
What is fair use? | The limited use of copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright owner. |
Where can fair use be utilized? | To facilitate teaching, report as news, make critical commentary or create a parody. |
What is a parody? | A work that is created to mock a copyrighted work through humorous imitation. |
What is commentary? | The expression of opinions about a work. |
What are the four guidelines for determining if a work constitutes fair use (four things)? | nature, purpose, effect and amount |