RU ITEC411 - Intellectual Property
Across
- 2. Legal rule allowing limited use of copyrighted material for teaching, research, or commentary without permission
- 5. New creation based on or adapted from an existing copyrighted work
- 6. Software whose code is freely available for use, modification, and redistribution
- 8. Confidential business information giving a company a competitive edge
- 10. Agreement specifying how users may legally use a program
- 12. Creations of the mind such as art, music, writing, and inventions
- 13. Symbol, word, or phrase identifying and distinguishing a company or product
- 15. Works not protected by copyright that anyone can use freely
- 17. Exchanging digital files over the internet, often raising copyright issues
- 20. Licensing system that lets creators choose how others may share or modify their work
Down
- 1. Contract outlining the terms under which a user may access or use intellectual property
- 3. Government grant giving inventors exclusive rights to make and sell an invention for a limited time
- 4. Legal action against individuals accused of distributing copyrighted files online
- 7. Payments made to creators or rights holders when their work is used
- 9. Using someone else's words or ideas without giving proper credit
- 11. Legal protection that gives creators control over copying and distribution of their work
- 14. License requiring that derivative works also remain free and open
- 16. Violation of another's copyright, patent, or trademark rights
- 18. Unauthorized copying or distribution of copyrighted material
- 19. U.S. law from 1998 that bans bypassing digital copy-protection systems