Important Definitions for Copyright and

Intellectual Property

andHow to Cite

For Elementary Grade Division

Definitions

CopyrightO Definition: "the sole right to produce or reproduce a

work or any substantial part thereof in any material form, to perform the work or any substantial part thereof in public, or, if the work is unpublished, to publish the work or any substantial part thereof.” (http://sbinfocanada.about.com/od/insurancelegalissues/g/copyright.htm)

O In other words: copyright means that the owner or author of the work is the only person who can use their work or give permission for another person to use or copy their work.

O Ex: no one can use any of the writing from the Harry Potter books unless J.K Rowling gives them permission to use her writing

Intellectual PropertyO Definition: “Legal rights that result from

intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary and artistic fields.” (http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/Home)

O In other words: intellectual property is not physical property. It includes authors words, music and ideas.

O Ex: music we listen to is the intellectual property of the person who made the music

PlagiarismO Definition: “an act or instance of using or

closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization” (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/plagiarism)

O In other words: plagiarism is taking someone else’s work and pretending it is your own

O Example: if you Google the definition of “plagiarism” and write it on a paper without citing it, you are plagiarising

Trade-markO Definition: “A trade-mark is a word, design, number,

two-dimensional or three-dimensional form, sound or color, or a combination of two or more of these elements which a trader uses to distinguish his/her products or services from those of his/her competitors and serves to establish goodwill with the consumer.” (Intellectual Property Institute of Canada)

O In other words: a trade-mark is something that helps us tell one product or service from a different product or service. You see the ™ or ® symbol at the end of product or business names.

O Example: the red color of the Coke products helps us tell them apart from the blue Pepsi products

How to Cite

Citing a WebsiteO This is the formula for citing a

professional website.

O "Crater Lake." National Park Service. National Park Service, 1 July 2009. Web. 28 Aug. 2009. <http://www.nps.gov/crla/>.

Citing a BookO This is the formula for citing a book.

O Brown, Marc. Arthur Tricks The Tooth Fairy. New York: Random House, 1997. Print.

Citing an Online ImageO The Water Cycle. Enchanted Learning. Web. 3 June

2013. <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Watercycle.shtml>.

Citing a SongO Raffi. “Six Little Ducks.” YouTube. Web. 3

June 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-GDn2xvFQQ>.

To Remember

O List your citations alphabeticallyO Spell names and titles correctlyO You can use an online “citation maker” to

help you.O Check this one out:

http://kathyschrock.net/research/worksgrade1.htm