A guideline that determines how much of a copyrighted item can be used legally without permission

The doctrine allows the purchaser to transfer (i.e., sell or give away) a lawfully made copy of the copyrighted work without permission once it has been obtained. That means that a copyright holder's rights to control the change of ownership of a copy end once that copy is sold, if no additional copies are made.

Intangible property that is a product of the imagination, (e.g., copyrights, trademarks, and patents)

A monopoly granted by the U.S. Patent Office for a limited time to the creator of a new invention

Consent to use a work, usually by reprinting or reproducing it in some other work

Digital phonorecords are a relatively new technology that allows musical works to be played, recorded, and stored in digital format for use on computers or other devices

To steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own or to use another's production without crediting the source

Works for which copyright protection have expired and works created by officers or employees of the U.S. government as part of their government jobs

A word or symbol used to identify a product or service in the marketplace