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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Access Copyright | not-for-profit copyright collective that collects revenues from licensed Canadian businesses, government, schools, libraries and other copyright users for the photocopying of print works and distributes those monies to the rights-holders of those works. |
| Copyright | the “right to copy.” It is a right that the owner (of the intellectual property) has in relation to how that intellectual property may be used. (lyrics and musical composition) |
| Intellectual Property | objects that do not exist in physical form, but of which we can still make ownership claims. The lyrics to a song or the code for a computer program, for example, are not physical property. |
| Royalty | usage-based payments made by one party to another for the right to ongoing use of an asset, sometimes an intellectual property. Royalties are typically agreed upon as a percentage of gross or net revenues derived from use of an asset or a fixed price. |
| Trade-Marks | are used to distinguish the goods or services of one person or company from those of another. This includes slogans, names of products, distinctive packages, or unique product shapes. |
| Public Domain | works that belong to the public. Works in the public domain can be used free of charge and do not require written permission from the author/creator. Works can be in the public domain for a variety of reasons. |
| Moral Rights | personal to an author/creator regardless of who owns copyright. Unless an author/creator waives his moral rights, these rights cannot be assigned. Moral rights exist for the same period of time as the copyright in a work. |
| Performing Rights | right to perform music in public. It is part of copyright law and demands payment to the music’s composer/lyricist and publisher (with the royalties generally split 50/50 between the two). |
| Plagiarism | Plagiarism, like cheating, is an act that directly challenges the concept of intellectual honesty. It occurs when a person hands in someone else's work as their own. It could be a direct presentation of someone else's work, a paraphrase etc |
| Fair Dealing | a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work, which is found in many of the common law jurisdictions of the Commonwealth of Nations. |
| Patent | protect new and useful “inventions,” such as processes, equipment, and manufacturing techniques, but do not cover an object’s artistic or aesthetic qualities. |
| Blanket License | a license that covers all or almost all films produced by the studio. The license covers major US and Canadian studios and production companies, and many independent producers and foreign films. |