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Intellectual property: copyright, patents, trademarks and licences

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Overview

Intellectual property, copyright, patents and trademarks, software licences, open source against proprietary software, software piracy, and protecting a new game.

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Key term

What is intellectual property?

Key term

Why does intellectual property need protecting?

Key term

What is copyright?

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    What is intellectual property?

    Model answer

    Intellectual property is a creation of the mind, such as software, an invention, a design or a brand name. The law lets its owner control how it is used.

  2. 2

    Why does intellectual property need protecting?

    Model answer

    Software and new products take time and money to create. Protection lets creators earn from their work and stops others copying it.

  3. 3

    What is copyright?

    Model answer

    Copyright is legal protection for original work such as program code, text, music and images. Copyright applies automatically as soon as the work is created.

  4. 4

    How does copyright protect software?

    Model answer

    Copyright stops people copying, distributing or selling a program's code without the owner's permission. The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is the UK law that provides it.

  5. 5

    What is a patent?

    Model answer

    A patent is legal protection for a new invention, such as a new device or technical process. The owner must apply for a patent, which lasts up to 20 years in the UK.

  6. 6

    How do patents apply to computer systems?

    Model answer

    A new piece of hardware or a new technical process inside a device can be patented. Software on its own usually cannot be patented in the UK.

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