Intellectual Property

Objectives
Define intellectual property Understand and avoid plagiarism Understand and avoid copyright infringement Understand and avoid trademark infringement

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Intellectual Property
Intellectual property is the legal ownership of an idea rather than a thing It is the blueprint of a house not the house

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Plagiarism

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Definition
Plagiarism is the use of another persons words or ideas without giving proper credit

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Plagiarism at Work Place

Proper documentation avoids accusations of theft of ideas It strengthens ones points in a paper It allows others to access the sources

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Plagiarism at Work Place

The work place has less restrictive rules than does a research paper Often precise information is not required but only general acknowledgement
Sources name or title of work

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Copyright

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Definition
Copyright is a federal law (Title 17, U.S. Code) protecting literary, scholarly, and artistic works from unauthorized copying International treaties offer the similar protections across national borders

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Works Protected
Literary works Musical works Dramatic works Choreographic works Pictorial, graphic, & sculptural works

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Works Protected
Motion pictures and other audiovisual works Sound recordings Architectural works Java applets Web pages
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Not Protected
Performance not recorded Titles, names, short phrases, slogans, familiar symbols or designs Blank forms that collect information

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Not Protected
Works consisting entirely of information that is common property; e.g. rulers Ideas, procedures, methods, systems, processes, etc. these can be patented

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Rights to the Copyright Owner

1. The right to reproduce the copyrighted work. 2. The right to prepare derivative works based upon the original(s). 3. The right to distribute copies of the work. 4. The right to perform the work publicly. 5. The right to display the work publicly.

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Obtaining
It is secured automatically when the work is created No registration or publication is required Notice of copyright not required Registration is recommended

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Length
Created after January 1, 1978 authors life plus 70 years Before January 1, 1978 95 years including renewals Mickey Mouse expires in 2018

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Fair Use
Provision of the copyright law (section 107) which allows limited reproduction rights without permission
Educational Reviews Media reporting

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Fair Use
Key considerations
Purpose and character of use Nature of the copyrighted work Amount and substantiality used Effect on potential market value

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998)

An attempt to balance the freedom of the Internet with copyright privileges.
Protects Google and similar computer services.

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Trademarks

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Trademark
Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.

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Service Mark SM
is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product.

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Internet

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Beware
The Internet does not edit for copyright, trademark, service mark or plagiarism Just because it is on the Internet does not mean it is not protected

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Copyright Infringement Penalties

Criminal

Pays the actual dollar amount of damages and profits. The infringer can go to jail up to 5 years.

Civil Financial from $200 to $150,000 for each work infringed Pay for all attorneys fees and court costs. Injunction to stop the infringing acts. Impound the illegal works.

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Copyright Free
Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/ Wikipedia: Public domain image resources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_ima ge_resources

Public Domain Pictures

http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

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Beware
Look at use requirements
Protected Limited protection Free use

Commercial reuse is often not permitted

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Summary
Plagiarism is the use of another persons words or ideas without giving credit Copyright legally protects works from use without permission Trademark legally protects images and phrases identity from use without permission Service mark legally protects a service identity from use without permission

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Resources
Copyright Basics (Circular 1) U.S. Copyright Office http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html Basic Facts About Trademarks U.S. Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/b asic/

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Resources
Intellectual Property Digital Library WIPO http://www.wipo.int/ipdl/en/ A Visit to Copyright Bay http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/in dex.htm

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Resources
Copyright and Digital Media in a Post- Napster World (2005)
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/wp2005.pd f

Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, and Licensing Issues

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/copyright/

Educuse
http://www.educause.edu/node/645/tid/31236?tim e=1292014533
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Court Cases
Summaries of Fair Use Cases Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information
Resourceshttp://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Us e_Overview/chapter9/9-c.html

Frivolous Claims
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=653525433082 6636982&q=copyright+infringement+&hl=en&as_sdt=40003 &as_ylo=2010

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