| Copyright |
A legal right that grants the creator of original work exclusive control over its use and distribution. |
| Exclusive Rights |
Rights granted to authors and creators that allow them to control the use of their works. |
| Fair Use |
A legal doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the rights holder. |
| Infringement |
The unauthorized use of protected work that violates the copyright holder's exclusive rights. |
| Intellectual Property |
A category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. |
| Licensing |
The act of permitting someone to use intellectual property under specific conditions. |
| Plagiarism |
The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. |
| Public Domain |
Works that are free for use by anyone, which have expired copyrights or were never copyrighted. |
