Understanding Intellectual Property

What does Intellectual Property (IP) refer to?

• Tangible assets like land and buildings

• Creations of the mind such as inventions, literary works, and designs

• Only patents and trademarks

• Laws that protect government information

What is copyright?

• A right given to an author or creator to control the use of their work

• A law that prevents people from accessing online content

• A type of patent for scientific discoveries

• A registration process for internet users

Which of the following is NOT an example of intellectual property?

• A published novel

• A new smartphone design

• A recipe passed down from your grandmother

• A company’s brand logo

What is the purpose of a trademark?

• To protect an author’s written work

• To identify and distinguish a brand’s goods or services

• To allow the free use of creative works

• To restrict international business trade

What is fair use?

• A principle allowing limited use of copyrighted material without permission

• The right to use any content found online

• A law that makes all books and movies free for educational purposes

• A rule that applies only to music and videos

Which of the following is an example of fair use?

• Copying an entire book and selling it

• Using a short excerpt from a news article for a school project

• Downloading movies without paying for them

• Posting a copyrighted song on your YouTube channel without permission

What is plagiarism?

• Using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit

• The act of rewriting a story in your own words

• Citing a source in a research paper

• Purchasing a legally owned book

Which type of plagiarism occurs when a writer copies from different sources and slightly tweaks the sentences?

• The Ghost Writer

• The Photocopy

• The Potluck Paper

• The Forgotten Footnote

What is an example of "The Perfect Crime" in plagiarism?

• Copying a whole article word-for-word

• Properly citing sources in some places but paraphrasing other sections without citation

• Creating a completely original work

• Using only pictures without text

How can you avoid plagiarism?

• Always cite sources when using someone else’s work

• Copy and paste from multiple websites

• Avoid using quotations

• Assume that everything on the internet is free to use