Monday, April 30, 2012

Copyright and the Law

Vocabulary:
  • Copyright: 
    • The ownership of an intellectual property within the limits prescribed by a particular nation's or international law.
    • The exclusive rights and protection given to an author or creator of an original work.
  • Copyfree: A type of licensing that make the distribution of a piece of work available at no charge of commercial use
  • Trademark: A name, symbol, word, phrase, icons, etc. that is registered by the law to represent a company or a product and legally restricted to the use of owner/manufacturer. 
  • Creative commons: 
    • A organization that distribute copy-free products
    • Copyright license that allow the distribution of copyrighted products
  • Royalty free: The right to use copyrighted product without paying any license charges
  • GNU licensed: A free-software that helps in the distribution of copy-free works
  • Public domain: Available of belong to the public

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