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Copyright & Fair Use
Graves Copyright & Fair Use
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Copyright | The legal right granted to the creator of an original work, giving them exclusive rights to use, distribute, and modify that work. |
| Intellectual Property | Creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, names, and images used in commerce. |
| Public Domain | Works whose intellectual property rights have expired, been forfeited, or are inapplicable, making them freely available for public use. |
| Fair Use | A legal doctrine that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, under certain conditions. |
| Plagiarism | The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own without proper attribution. |
| License | A permission granted by the copyright holder to use the copyrighted material in certain ways. |
| Infringement | The action of violating someone else's intellectual property rights, especially copyright. |
| Derivative Work | A new work that is based on or derived from one or more existing works (e.g., a movie adaptation of a book). |
| Creative Commons | A non-profit organization that offers free licenses to creators, enabling them to legally share their work with the public under specified terms and conditions. |
| Trademark | A symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product. |
| Patent | A government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. |
| Attribution | Giving credit to the original creator of a work when it is used by others. |
| Transformative Use | A type of fair use where the new work adds new expression, meaning, or message to the original, often changing it significantly. |
| Non-commercial Use | Use of a work that is not intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or monetary compensation. |
| Moral Rights | The rights of creators to have their work attributed to them and to object to any derogatory treatment of their work. |
| Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) | A 1998 United States law that provides tools for copyright owners to protect their rights in the digital age, including provisions against circumvention of digital rights management (DRM). |
| Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Sharing | A decentralized network that allows users to share files directly with each other. |
| Work-for-Hire | A work created by an employee as part of their job, or a work specifically commissioned under a written agreement, where the employer or commissioner is considered the legal author. |
| Cease and Desist | A letter sent to an individual or business to stop allegedly illegal activity and not to restart it. |
| Orphan Works | Works whose copyright owners are unknown or cannot be located, making it difficult to obtain permission to use the work. |
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