Term | Definition |
Access Copyright | a not-for-profit copyright collective that collects revenues from licensed Canadian businesses, government, schools, libraries and other copyright users for the photocopying of print works and distributes those monies to the rightsholders of those works, |
Copyright | The term “copyright” literally means 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 | objects that do not exist in physical form, but of which we can still make ownership claims. |
Royalty | are usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee") to another (the "licensor") for the right to ongoing use of an asset, sometimes an intellectual property (IP). |
Trade- Marks | are used to distinguish the goods or services of one person or company from those of another. This includes slogans, names of products, distinctive packages, or unique product shapes. |
Public Domain | Works in the public domain are those whose intellectual property rights have expired,[1] been forfeited,[2] or are inapplicable |
Moral rights | Moral rights are rights of creators of copyrighted works generally recognized in civil law jurisdictions and, to a lesser extent, in some common law jurisdictions. |
Performing Rights | are the right to perform music in public. It is part of copyright law and demands payment to the music’s composer/lyricist and publisher (with the royalties generally split 50/50 between the two). |
Plagiarism | the "wrongful appropriation" and "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work |
Fair Dealing | is an enumerated set of possible defences against an action for infringement of an exclusive right of copyright. |
Patent | Patents protect new and useful “inventions,” such as processes, equipment, and manufacturing techniques, but do not cover an object’s artistic or aesthetic qualities. |
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 |