62 - Intellectual Property and Social Media

Question 1

Key Concept

intellectual property

Answer 1

Umbrella term for “any product of the human intellect that law protects from unauthorized use by others. Ownership of intell. prop. inherently creates a limited monopoly in the protected property.”

4 categories of intellectual property:

1. Copyright
2. patent
3. trademark
4. trade secrets

Question 2

Key word

Copyright

Answer 2

A federal law protecting authors of published and unpublished works from infringement by others.

Examples of authors of “original works of authorship” include:

Literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works

Intellectual works on OT - OT assessment, textbooks

Question 3

medium of expression

Answer 3

A tangible piece of work. A tangible piece of work can be copyrighted

examples:

literary works, motion pictures, audiovisual works, assessment tools, originally created adaptive equipment, pictorial/graphic works etc

Question 4

Key term

fair use

Answer 4

limited exception to copyright law allowing use of copyrighted materials in certain circumstances, such as: teaching, scholarship, research, or book reviews.

Four factors determine fair use:

1. Purpose/character of use: non-profit or commercial
2. Nature of copyrighted work
3. Amount used in relation to the work as a whole: Using a small amount or a lot?
4. Effect of use on potential market or value of work

Question 5

Key Term