Across
- 1. A type of funding where the creator gives up a **portion of ownership** to investors.
- 4. Media represented by **continuous** physical signals or waves.
- 5. Automatic legal protection for **original creative works** fixed in a tangible form.
- 6. The process of making digital files **smaller** for easier transmission and storage.
- 8. The process of forming and **generating new ideas** within the creative design process.
- 10. Images defined by **mathematical equations** allowing for infinite scalability.
- 11. Presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own **without proper credit**.
- 13. The maximum **rate of data transfer** across a specific network path.
- 14. A party with a **vested interest** in the business performance and value creation.
- 15. IP protection specifically for **new and useful inventions** or processes.
Down
- 2. A legal "permission slip" defining how **someone else’s work** can be used.
- 3. An individual who both **produces and consumes** digital content.
- 7. The **merging** of different technologies and media forms into a single device or platform.
- 8. Images composed of a **fixed grid** of individual colored pixels.
- 9. The 1s and 0s language that forms the foundation of **discrete digital data**.
- 12. A type of funding involving **loans** that must be repaid with interest over time.
