Safety & Ethics: Acknowledging Ownership

Vocabulary flashcards covering digital ownership, intellectual property rights, Creative Commons licensing, and citation principles.

Digital ownership

Refers to the rights and control a user over a digital assets, such as file or software.

Intellectual Property (IP)

Refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, names, and images used in commerce.

Plagiarism

The act of using someone else’s words, ideas, or work without proper acknowledgment or permission, and presenting it as your own.

Copyright

A legal right that gives the creator of original work exclusive rights to use and distribute their work, usually for a limited time.

Creative Commons Licenses

Licenses that allow creators to give permission for others to use their work under certain conditions, ranging from open to restrictive.

CC (Symbol Code)

Creative Commons – the base license.

BY (Symbol Code)

Attribution required.

NC (Symbol Code)

Non-Commercial use only.

ND (Symbol Code)

No Derivative Works.

SA (Symbol Code)

ShareAlike – must license derivatives under the same terms.

CC BY

Attribution: You can use, adapt, and distribute, even commercially, with credit.

CC BY-SA

Attribution + ShareAlike: You can adapt and distribute, but must share under the same license.

CC BY-ND

Attribution + NoDerivs: You can use and distribute unchanged, with credit.

CC BY-NC

Attribution + NonCommercial: You can use and adapt non-commercially, with credit.

CC BY-NC-SA

Attribution + NonCommercial + ShareAlike: Use/adapt non-commercially, share under same license.

CC BY-NC-ND

Attribution + NonCommercial + NoDerivs: Use only as-is, non-commercially, with credit.

Patent

A legal right granted for a new invention, giving exclusive rights to make, use, or sell it for a certain period of time (usually $20$ years).

Trademark

A recognizable sign, word, or symbol that identifies and distinguishes the source of goods or services of one party from those of others.

Citation

A reference to a source of information used in a work that gives credit to the original author and helps avoid plagiarism.

Citation styles

Common academic formats such as APA, MLA, and IEEE used for referencing sources.