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EDIT 202 Definitions
Intellectual Property and Copyright
Term | Definition |
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Access Copyright | A non-profit organization that regulates licensing and royalties in Canada |
Copyright | A property right to a non-physical object. 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. |
Intellectual Property | Non- physical property, rights that result from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary and artistic fields. |
Royalty | Useage based payments made to the creator or shareholders of ownership of a product or service |
Trade-Marks | Things that are used to distinguish one company from another, such as slogans, names, packaging, or product shape. |
Public Domain | Works that belong to the public, that are free and no need of approval from the author or creator. |
Moral Rihgts | Rights an author or creator can claim for the duration of their copyright |
Performing Rights | The given right to play another musicians's music in public, given that it is attributed to them |
Plagiarism | When someone copies or paraphrases another persons work, or when citations are used improperly. |
Fair Dealing | A limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. |
Patent | A new and useful invention. |
Blanket License | Authorizes the playing of music for radio stations, tv, etc without having to acquire rights each time a song is played |