c2 Flashcards
intellectual property
a legal concept that protects a creative work just as if it were physical property
copy right
the term literally means restricting the right of others to copy
royalty
a fee paid to the person who owns the copy right on a creative work when it is used by someone els
royalty fee
a type of licensing agreement that gives the buyer almost ulimited premission to use a copyrighted image for a one time fee
proprietary
a term used for softwar purchased must agree to befor using softwar
end user license agreement
a contract softwar purchasers must agree to before using softwar
open source
software that allows others to use its code without cost
copyleft
a licensing protection used by those who create open source softwar
gnu general public license
the standard open source contract or license
public domain
creative works whose copyright restrictions have expired the term may also be used for open source softwar
traDEMARK
a word phrase or image used to identify something as a product of particular business
file sharing
use of a network to move files between computers often for illegal purposed
piracy
making a copy of a softwar package is something called pircy especially when the illegally copied item is sold for profit
drm
technology that prevents unauthorized copying of digital work
fair use
fair use is generally limited to educational copying and is very limited in the commercial or business world
