occurs when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner

symbol which identifies a particular source of goods or services from others

rules the members of a society create to balance the individual rights to self determination against the needs of the society as a whole

unauthorized use of a trademark in a manner which is likely to cause confusion, deception or mistake about the source of goods or services

use of a patented invention without permission from the patent holder

doctrine which grants a permit for a designer to use a particular font in a design

exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee, to print, publish, perform or record creative materials

one of several public copyright licenses which enables the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work

any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and transformative purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize or parody

non-profit organization which provide legal tools for authors and artists

an identifying image or pattern in which an author or artist imprints his or her name onto a piece of work

illegal copying, distribution or use of software

occurs when a business which sells new computers load illegal copies of software onto the hard disk to attract more customers to purchase the machines

document which outlines a set of acceptable behaviors for an organization or social group

occurs when pirates deliberately duplicate and sell copyrighted material and make it appear they are selling an authentic product

set of moral principles which outline the standards of right and wrong