Term | Definition |
Access Copyright | -operating name of a Canadian business corporation
-official name is "The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency"
-non for profit, but collects revenue
-Distributes money to the right holders of works (such as publishers and authors) |
Copyright | -property right, related to use of own private property
-deal with non-physical objects -> "intellectual property"
-Example: lyrics, computer code
-"right to copy"
-exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish and sell a work |
Intellectual Property | -copyright to intangible items
-Example: lyrics, story, computer code, patents, trademarks, industrial designs |
Royalty | -sums paid to the owners of copyright as commission for the use of their work
-tariffs are fees the users must pay for using certain works protected by copyright
-regulated by "The Copyright Board of Canada" |
Trade-Marks | -distinguishes the goods/services from one company (or person) from another
-Ex. slogan, name of product, packaging, unique shapes |
Public Domain | -works that aren't protected under the Copyright Act (because their protection has expired or they are not proper subject matter for copyright protection)
-These can be used/copied by anyone without liability for infringement |
Moral Rights | -recognize the act of creativity that the author has put into a work
-author has 'special rights' (right of paternity, integrity, association) to that work, regardless of who owns the copyright |
Performing Rights | -the right to perform a work (live, recording or other)
- the copyright owner automatically owns performing rights
-Performing Rights Society is an organization that administers the rights to perform musical works |
Plagiarism | -directly challenges the concept of intellectual honesty
-Occurs when handing in someone else's work as own or cites sources improperly |
Fair Dealing | -use of works for private study, research, criticism, review or news reporting that does not conflict with the infringement of copyright |
Patent | -used to protect new (useful) "inventions", but do not cover an object's artistic or aesthetic qualities |
Blanket License | -gives the licensee the right to perform all of the work in the repertory for one fee that doesn't vary depending on how much music is used |