Thursday, September 2, 2010

Copyright rules & things like it.

Copyright: A type of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution & given by law for original work of authorship fixed in a real touchable type of expression.

Fair Use: A guideline that determines how much of a copyrighted thing can be legally used with no permission.

First Sale Doctrine: The doctrine allows a buyer to transfer a lawfully made copy of the copyrighted work without permission when it has been obtained. A copyright holder's rights to control the change of ownership of a particular work end once is sold, as long as no extra copies are made.

Intellectual Property: Non-touchable property that is a product of the Imagination. Ex. copyrights, trademarks, & patents.

Patent: A monopoly given by the U.S. Patent Office for a predetermined amount of time to the maker of a new invention.

Permission: Consent to use a work, mostly by reprinting or remaking some other work.

Phonorecords: Digital phonorecords are a somewhat new technology that lets music works to be played, recorded & stored digitally for use on other computers or devices.

Plagiarism: To steal & pass off the ideas or words of someone else's words & works as your own or use it as your own without giving the owner credit.

Public Domain: Works for which copyright protection expired & things created by officers or employees of the U.S. government as part of their jobs.

Trademark: A word or symbol used to identify a product or service in the marketplace.


IT: Principles of IT: Copyright Plan
UNT in partnership with TEA

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