Test 2 Flashcards
Intellectual property
Property resulting from intellectual and creative processes.
trademark
A distinctive word, symbol, sound, or design that identifies the manufacturer as the source of particular goods and distinguishes its products from those made or sold by others.
service mark
A trademark that is used to distinguish the services (rather than the products) of one person or company from those of another.
trademark dilution
The unauthorized use of a distinctive and famous mark in a way that impairs the mark’s distinctiveness or harms its reputation
collective mark
A mark used by members of a cooperative, association, union, or other organization to certify the region, materials, mode of manufacture, quality, or other characteristic of specific goods or services.
certification mark
A mark used by one or more persons, other than the owner, to certify the region, materials, mode of manufacture, quality, or other characteristic of specific goods or services.
trade name
A name that a business uses to identify itself and its brand. A trade name is protected under trademark law.
trade dress
The image and overall appearance of a product.
license
An agreement by the owner of intellectual property to permit another to use a trademark, copyright, patent, or trade secret for certain limited purposes.
patent
An agreement by the owner of intellectual property to permit another to use a trademark, copyright, patent, or trade secret for certain limited purposes.
trade secret
A formula, device, idea, process, or other information used in a business that gives the owner a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
copyright
The exclusive right of an author or originator of a literary or artistic production to publish, print, sell, or otherwise use that production for a statutory period of time
spam
Bulk, unsolicited (junk) e-mail
Internet service providers (ISPs)
A business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services
domain name
The series of letters and symbols used to identify a site operator on the Internet (an Internet address)
Cybersquatting
The act of registering a domain name that is the same as, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of another and then offering to sell that domain name back to the trademark owner.
goodwill
In the business context, the valuable reputation of a business viewed as an intangible asset.
typosquatting
A form of cybersquatting that relies on mistakes, such as typographical errors, made by Internet users when entering information into a Web browser
peer-to-peer (P2P) networking
The sharing of resources among multiple DVDs without the requirement of a central network server.
cloud computing
The delivery to users of on-demand services from third-party servers over a network.
distributed network
A network that can be used by persons located (distributed) around the country or the globe to share computer files.
Cyber torts
A tort committed via the Internet.
Social media
Forms of communication through which users create and share information, ideas, messages, and other content via the Internet
Cookies
A small file sent from a website and stored in a user’s Web browser to track the user’s Web browsing activities
