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Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual Property Law

A legal framework that protects the rights of creators over their creations, such as inventions, literature, and trademarks.

U.S. Patent Act of 1790

Legislation that granted inventors exclusive rights to their creations, marking a significant milestone in intellectual property protection.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

A 1998 act that addresses threats to creators' works by criminalizing the circumvention of copyright protection technology.

Copyright

A legal right that gives creators exclusive control over the use and distribution of their creative works.

Online Piracy

The unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of copyrighted material over the internet (ex: movies, tv shows, books)

Plagiarism

The act of copying someone else's work and presenting it as one's own, relevant to copyright infringement.

Patent Infringement

The unauthorized use, sale, promotion, or distribution of a patented invention.

Cybersquatting

The practice of registering domain names similar to established trademarks to profit from their reputation.

Fair Use Doctrine

A legal doctrine that allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission, under certain conditions.

Transformative Use

A use that changes the original message or meaning behind a copyrighted work, which can support fair use.

Safe Harbor Provision

A provision in the DMCA that protects online service providers from liability for copyright infringement under specific conditions.

Notice-and-Takedown Procedure

A process under the DMCA that allows copyright holders to request the removal of infringing material from online platforms.

Critiques of the DMCA

Concerns that the DMCA stifles competition, hinders innovation, infringes on free speech, and limits fair use.

Patent Laws

Laws that provide inventors exclusive rights to their inventions, preventing unauthorized replication or sale.

Trademark Laws

Laws that protect brand names and symbols, helping consumers identify the source of goods and services and ensuring product legitimacy.