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Copyright/IP Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Access Copyright | a non-profit copyright collective that operates in many countries including (and originating in) Canada. |
| Copyright | A set of regulations that control the copying of original works. The legal protection on a certain expression of ideas.Only applies to a fixed expression, not ideas or concepts |
| Intellectual Property | the legal rights encompass patenets, trade-marks, copyrights, industrial designs, etc., and are the legal rights that are held from creative pursuits.. |
| Royalty | Payment's assigned by agreement when a work is sold/assigned. Usually some percentage of the sales of each published work. |
| Trade-Marks | Words or designs used to identify a person or organization. |
| Public Domain | Works that belong to the public and can be used free of charge without requiring permission. These are works of which: their copyright has expired, was not eligible for copyright protections. |
| Moral Rights | are special rights that an author has over the creative work Include the right to maintain the works integrity (work cant be edited/changed that would effect their reputation), the right to be associated with the work under a pseudonym, and anonymity. |
| Performing Rights | There are multiple types of copyrights. Performing rights are those of a specific performance of a piece of music, for example of a performance of a play in a theatre : performance, publishing, and broadcast rights can and often are held separately |
| Plagiarism | Copied or improperly cited use of a copyrighted work without permission by a person who is not the holder of said copyright |
| Fair Dealing | Certain actions which do not violate copyright for some purposes, such as : for research or private study, for criticism or review, news reporting, or for some educational purposes. |
| Patent | A right that is granted by the government of Canada which gives the inventor legal control of producing, using, or selling their invention. |
| Blanket License | a license which gives the right to perform all works in a repertoire for a single stated fee. |