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Definition of Terms
Defining terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Access Copyright | the operating name of a Canada Business Corporations Act corporation whose official registration name is The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (formerly Cancopy). It is a not-for-profit copyright collective that collects revenues from licensed Canadian |
| Copyright | The right to copy. The copyright owner is the only one who is allowed to produce or reproduce the work or allow anyone else to do so. |
| Intellectual Property | Legal rights that come from intellectual activity. (ex. industrial, scientific, literary and artistic fields. |
| Trademarks | Recognizes the difference between the services or goods of one company or person from those of another. ( ex. brand names, unique product shapes, etc...) |
| Public Domain | in copyright law, the right of anyone to use literature, music or other previously copyrighted materials, after the copyright period has expired. (http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Public-domain) |
| Moral Rights | Rights an author retains over the integrity of a work and the right to be named as its author even after sale or transfer of the copyright.(http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr00837.html) |
| Performing Rights | It is the right to perform music works in public, or to communicate them to the public by telecommunication. (https://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/lic/FAQ.jsp) |
| Plagiarism | Presenting someone else's work as your own without giving them credit. |
| Fair Dealing | Use of works for purposes of private study, research, criticism, review or news reporting that does not constitute infringement of copyright. (http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr00837.html) |
| Patent | Protection of new "inventions". (ex. equipment, manufacturing techniques, industrial designs, etc) |
| Blanket License | a license that gives the licensee the right to perform all of the works in the repertory for a single stated fee that does not vary depending on how much music from the repertory the licensee actually uses.[1](http://itlaw.wikia.com/wiki/Blanket_license) |
| Royalty | A sum paid to copyright owners for the sale or use of their works, or other subject matter.(http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr00837.html) |