Ch 18-20 Vocab

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Across
  1. 8. the illegal use of someone’s intellectual property, such as copyright, patent, or trademark
  2. 11. __________ property - a person’s idea or invention that is given special ownership protections
  3. 12. __________ torts - a lawsuit against a manufacturer of a toxic substance for harm caused by the manufacture or disposal of that substance
  4. 14. __________ property - property or belongings that can be moved, such as cars, clothing, furniture, and appliances
  5. 15. the protection of a creative fixed expression giving the owner exclusive rights to the expression
  6. 16. the legal responsibility of manufacturers and sellers for injuries caused by defective products they produce or sell
  7. 17. __________ property - land and all items attached to it, such as houses, crops, and fences
  8. 18. federal protection for an invention or design, giving the inventor exclusive ownership rights for a period of time
Down
  1. 1. the first purchaser of a piece of copyright material may legally resell that particular copy of that protected work
  2. 2. __________ negligence - the legal defense in which it is determined that the plaintiff and defendant share the fault for a negligent tort; if proven, the plaintiff cannot recover damages
  3. 3. __________ damages - awards in excess of the proven economic loss. Tort action: they are awarded to the plaintiff to punish the defendant and to warn others not to engage in such conduct
  4. 4. __________ damages - civil case; money the court required a defendant to pay a winning plaintiff to make up for the harm caused. Harm can be financial, physical, and in some jurisdictions, emotional
  5. 5. written, spoken, or assumed agreement to something
  6. 6. a claim made by a defendant against the plaintiff in a civil lawsuit
  7. 7. truly new or unique
  8. 9. a clause of the copyright statute that allows limited reproduction of a copyrighted work for noncommercial purposes
  9. 10. __________ negligence - tort suit; a finding that the plaintiff was partly at fault, and, therefore, does not deserve full compensation for his or her injuries.
  10. 13. __________ damages - a token amount of money awarded by a court to a plaintiff to show that the claim was justified, even if the plaintiff is unable to prove economic harm