task 8

Coursework 8 – Copyright Law

Introduction:
As a designer, you should be aware of existing copyright law that surround your area.

In your scrapbooks:
Using bullet points if necessary, write a brief paragraph displaying your understanding of each of the following:
Answer the following questions (bullet-point your answers where necessary):
Copyright Law
1.	What does the term “Intellectual Property” mean?

2.	What is a Patent?

3.	How long does a patent last in Ireland?

4.	What is a Trade Mark? Give an example from a Game box you own.

5.	What is a Registered Trade Mark? Give an example from a Game box you own.

6.	What does copyright protect?

7.	What is not protected by copyright?

8.	How long does copyright last?

9.	The legal rights of copyright holders in Ireland are economic rights and more recently moral rights. List and briefly describe the three main moral rights.

10.	Insubstantial copying, Fair Dealing, Educational uses, Libraries and Archives and Assigning & licensing rights are areas where the author of the copyrighted work cannot (theoretically) prevent the copying or other usage of his/her work.  Describe two of these exemptions in your own words.

Copyleft – give a brief account of the licenses available from two of the following:  creative commons, Free art license, GNU software licence

To help you with Copyleft use the following URLs:

Creative Commons – www.creativecommons.org
GNU – www.gnu.org
Free Art – www.artlibre.org