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Intellectual Property


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Objectives

Define intellectual property

Understand and avoid plagiarism

Understand and avoid copyright infringement Understand and avoid trademark infringement

Rev Dec 2010 Report Writing - Intellectual Property 2


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Intellectualproperty 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 uponthe 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 ordesign, or a combination of words, phrases,

symbols or designs, that identifies and

distinguishes the source of the goods of oneparty 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 doesnot 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 resourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_ima

ge_resources Public Domain Pictures

http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

http://creativecommons.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_image_resourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_image_resourceshttp://www.publicdomainpictures.net/http://creativecommons.org/http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/http://creativecommons.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_image_resourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_image_resourceshttp://creativecommons.org/


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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 personswords or ideas without giving credit

Copyright legally protects works from use

without permission

Trademark legally protects images andphrases 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/

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.htmlhttp://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/basic/http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/basic/http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/basic/http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/basic/http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html


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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

http://www.wipo.int/ipdl/en/http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/index.htmhttp://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/index.htmhttp://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/index.htmhttp://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/index.htmhttp://www.wipo.int/ipdl/en/


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Resources

Copyright and Digital Media in a Post- NapsterWorld (2005)http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/wp2005.pdf

Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, andLicensing Issueshttp://sunsite.berkeley.edu/copyright/

Educusehttp://www.educause.edu/node/645/tid/31236?time=1292014533

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/wp2005.pdfhttp://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/wp2005.pdfhttp://sunsite.berkeley.edu/copyright/http://www.educause.edu/node/645/tid/31236?time=1292014533http://www.educause.edu/node/645/tid/31236?time=1292014533http://www.educause.edu/node/645/tid/31236?time=1292014533http://www.educause.edu/node/645/tid/31236?time=1292014533http://www.educause.edu/node/645/tid/31236?time=1292014533http://www.educause.edu/node/645/tid/31236?time=1292014533http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/copyright/http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/wp2005.pdfhttp://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/wp2005.pdf


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Court Cases

Summaries of Fair Use Cases Stanford

University Libraries and Academic InformationResourceshttp://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

http://library.stanford.edu/http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-c.htmlhttp://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-c.htmlhttp://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6535254330826636982&q=copyright+infringement+&hl=en&as_sdt=40003&as_ylo=2010http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6535254330826636982&q=copyright+infringement+&hl=en&as_sdt=40003&as_ylo=2010http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6535254330826636982&q=copyright+infringement+&hl=en&as_sdt=40003&as_ylo=2010http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6535254330826636982&q=copyright+infringement+&hl=en&as_sdt=40003&as_ylo=2010http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6535254330826636982&q=copyright+infringement+&hl=en&as_sdt=40003&as_ylo=2010http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6535254330826636982&q=copyright+infringement+&hl=en&as_sdt=40003&as_ylo=2010http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6535254330826636982&q=copyright+infringement+&hl=en&as_sdt=40003&as_ylo=2010http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6535254330826636982&q=copyright+infringement+&hl=en&as_sdt=40003&as_ylo=2010http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-c.htmlhttp://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-c.htmlhttp://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-c.htmlhttp://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-c.htmlhttp://library.stanford.edu/

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