Role of Ethics Flashcards
A system of principles about what is right that guides a person’s action.
A: Ethics
A right that Entitles the owner of a work to make and distribute reproductions of it. Granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression.
A: Copyright Law
Main purpose is to permit a person to use a material for a limited time. Law that entitles the owner to a work to make and distribute reproductions of it.
A: Fair Use
The doctrine that allows purchasers of a copyrighted work to resell it or rent it out.
A: Trademarks as generic Terms
a word, phrase, symbol or design that identifies goods or services that come from a particular source (i.e. you or your business).
A: trademark
Confers certain rights to creative work, protecting original artistic or literary works (music, movies, books, plays, poetry, and software).
A: Copyright
Copyright does not protect ideas, because it only protects _________________.
A: the expression of that idea.
Serve as a formal warning to potential infringers. A work does not need to always carry the sign to be protected, but doing so provides security.
A: The Copyright Sign
A word, symbol or device that identifies a seller’s goods.
A: Trademark
This permits use of another’s trademark to refer to the owner’s actual goods and services associated with it.
A: Fair use of trademark
Spot the incorrect description:
Patent - (1) owner has exclusive rights to use of images, phrases, (2) prevents others from making, using or selling an invention, (3) limited to the country only.
A: (1) owner has rights to the invention
Spot the incorrect description:
Copyright - (1) owner has exclusive rights to use of images, phrases, (2) protects works of authorship, both published or unpublished materials, (3) limited to the country only.
A: (1) owner gains exclusive rights to the material (3) “intellectual property rights.”
Spot the incorrect description:
Trademark - (1) owner has exclusive use of images, phrases, (2) protects works of authorship, both published or unpublished materials, (3) “intellectual property rights”
A: (3) “service mark”
A ______ protects an invention and uses the “first-to-file” system in granting one..
A: Patent
An exclusive right granted an inventor to manufacture, use or sell an invention.
A: Patent
Trademark offices do not allow companies and individuals to make trademarks out of fairly common expressions.
A: False
A catchphrase can be trademarked, but only for the protection of its use connected to a product or service.
A: Expressions as trademark
Fair use of others’ registered trademarks includes comparative advertising, news reporting and commentary.
A: True
Copyrights can be lost upon becoming generic terms.
A: False
This doctrine states that a person who purchases a copy of a material from the holder receives the right to sell.
A: First-sale doctrine
A person can use copyrighted material without a license from copyright holders for certain purposes such as commentary, criticism, reporting, research, and teaching.
A: Fair Use
As a media practitioner, the duty is to make sure your actions do not harm you. This is an ethical duty:
A: To self
What you produce should not have a negative social impact. This is an ethical duty to:
A: To society
Most practitioners feel an allegiance to their profession. An ethical duty:
A: To profession
Practitioner owes the organization a good work or a product that meets expectations. This is an ethical duty to:
A: To employer
Obligation to people you made promises to upon moving forward with your work. This is an ethical duty:
A: To promise-holders (stakeholders)
Consider your audiences’ nature and expectations. This is an ethical duty:
A: To audience
