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F026 COPYRIGHT
Legal Rights & Copyright
Term | Definition |
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Intellectual Property (IP) | an idea or creation of the mind made real in a form we can touch, see, or hear, for which the law provides exclusive rights to the creator. |
Patent | A legally protected exclusive IP right granted by government to an invention of a non-obvious item, software or process. |
Trademark | A legally protected exclusive IP right to use a design or words like a slogan or logo to identify a company, products or services. |
Trade Secret | A legally protected exclusive IP right to a formula, process, or information, which is not generally known, by which a business can obtain an advantage over competitors. |
Copyright | A legally protected exclusive IP right to copy, publish, or sell original works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. |
Tangible Form | A form of expression that we can touch, see, or hear (even if in digital form) |
Public domain | When a creative work is NOT protected by copyright law but instead belongs to the public as a whole. |
Fair use | a legal defense that allows limited use of copyrighted material for certain purposes such as news reporting or education, without acquiring permission. |
Derivative work | Any creation that includes major, copyright-protected elements of an original, previously created work. |
Royalty | A payment made to the owner of a copyright, patent, trademark, or trade secret for each use of the protected property. |
Royalty Free | A copyright license purchased for a flat fee, that does not require payment of a royalty each time you use the item. |
Talent Release | A legal document granting permission to use a persons face and/or voice in a video production or photograph. |
Property Release | A legal document granting permission to shoot on private property. |
Copyright Infringement | The unauthorized, illegal use of copyrighted works. |
Creative Commons | A copyright license where creators retain copyright ownership, while allowing others to copy, distribute, for NON COMMERCIAL uses of their work for the public good. |