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