Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

by BSN Computing

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In this lesson you are going to ...

• Define "intellectual property"

• Describe consequences of IP theft

• Explain how copyright, patents and trademarks help protect IP

• Compare open-source and proprietary software

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Best definition of "intellectual property"?

• A unique creation of the human mind that has commercial value

• Your personal copy of "Encyclopedia Brittanica"

• Any original idea that a person has

• A University degree confirmation certificate

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Choose all the possible consequences of IP theft ...

• Fake goods and medications on the market

• Illegal downloading of recorded media

• Possible jail sentences and fines

• Increased profits for the IP holder

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What legal mechanisms are there for protecting intellectual property rights?

• Copyright (c)

• Patents

• Trademarks

• Invoices

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What legal mechanism could help protect the IP rights surrounding a new theatrical play?

• Copyright (c)

• Patents

• Trademarks

• Licenses

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What legal mechanism could help protect the IP rights surrounding a new robotic cleaning device?

• Copyright (c)

• Patents

• Trademarks

• Licenses

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What legal mechanism could help protect the IP rights surrounding the chosen name for a new Internet Service Provider "WeRFast"

• Copyright (c)

• Patents

• Trademarks

• Licenses

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What legal mechanism could help protect the IP rights surrounding the live broadcast of a football match?

• Copyright (c)

• Patents

• Trademarks

• Licenses

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What legal mechanism could help protect the IP rights surrounding the name of a new Covid vaccination company called "MaxxVaxx"

• Copyright (c)

• Patents

• Trademarks

• Licenses

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What legal mechanism could help protect the IP rights surrounding the invention of a new type of Internet router that can deal with more than one packet of data at a time?

• Copyright (c)

• Patents

• Trademarks

• Licenses

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Choose two type of software licensing ...

• Open-source

• Proprietary

• Closed-source

• Purchaser

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Choose all the features of open-source software ...

• Anyone can change and distribute the code

• Might require specialist knowledge to use and configure

• The source code is protected

• Uses 'copyleft' licenses

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Choose all the features of proprietary software ...

• Users can not change and distribute the code

• Errors and bugs are usually very rare

• The source code is protected

• May not be user-friendly to use

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Which type of software is this?

The source code is freely available to be forked by other developers

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Which type of software is this?

The software developers sell software licenses to use their product

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Which type of software is this?

There is a world-wide community of developers using, adapting and chatting about the software

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Which type of software is this?

Sometimes hundreds of people are involved in developing the software in various teams

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Which type of software is this?

The software is often of very high-quality and the developers provide regular updates and patches for its users

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Which type of software is this?

The software might lack some clear documentation

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In this lesson you have learned to ...

• Define "intellectual property"

• Describe consequences of IP theft

• Explain how copyright, patents and trademarks help to protect IP

• Compare features of open source and proprietary software

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Thinking Hard:

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