Critical Issues: Week 5 (Terms)

Question 1

Aura

Answer 1

A term to describe the special quality that seems to emanate from unique works of art.

Question 2

Authenticity

Answer 2

The quality of being genuine or unique. Refers to things that are one of a kind and original rather than copied.

Question 3

Brand

Answer 3

The name, trademark, and trade dress of a company and/or product through which identity is established.

Question 4

Commodification

Answer 4

Originally a term from Marxism–the process of material objects being turned into marketable goods with monetary exchange value.

Question 5

Copyright

Answer 5

A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive legal right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time.

Question 6

Fair Use Doctrine

Answer 6

Fair Use Doctrine – or Fair dealing in Canadian copyright law – deems that research, private study, education, parody, satire, criticism, review, and news reporting, are NOT considered copyright infringement.

Question 7

Genericized

Question 8

Montage

Question 9

Phenomenology

Question 10

Reproduction

Question 11

Simulation

Question 12

Technological Determinism