Legal, Ethical and Societal Issues in Media Information Flashcards
ability to find, access, use, and create information effectively; engage with other users and with content in an active, critical, sensitive, and ethical manner; and navigate the online and ICT environment safely and responsibly, being aware of one’s own rights
Digital Citizenship
creations of the mind such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, names, and images used in commerce
Intellectual property
types of intellectual property
copyright
patent
trademark
industrial design
geographical indications and appelations of origin
legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works and gives the creator the sole right to publish and sell that work
copyright
protects the form of material expression and is only available for works that are fixed in a tangible form
copyright
not mandatory but recommended
copyright
an act of instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization; representation of that author’s work as one’s own, as by not crediting the original author
plagiarism
legal principle stating that one can use a copyrighted work without a license for the following purposes: commentary, criticism, reporting, research, and teaching
fair use
all rights reserved
copyright
some rights reserved, re-use without permission under the specifications shared in the license
creative common
no rights reserved. may be used without permission
public domain
exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem
patent
provides the right to consent on the invention or a way for others to use it
functional use of patent
distinguished sign of goods or services that identifies and differentiates from one enterprise to another; a signature mark
trademark
trademark symbols
registered trademark
unregistered trademark
unregistered service trademark