Glossary Terms Related To Copyright Restrictions & Copyright Topics

Certification Mark

Definition:
Any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce by someone other than its owner, to certify regional or other origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy, or other characteristics of such person's goods or services.

First-To-File

Definition:
The first person/entity to file an application for a patent receives the patent no matter who was the first to invent the invention.

Moral Rights

Definition:
Moral rights generally fall into categories: the right of an author to receive credit as the author of a work, to prevent others from falsely being named author, and to prevent use of the author's name in connection with works the author did not create.

Compilation

Definition:
A copyrightable work consisting of a collection and assembly of preexisting material. The assembly must exhibit at least minimal originality in the selection, organization, and arrangement of the material without making any internal changes in it.

TRIPS

Definition:
The TRIPS agreement is the most comprehensive multilateral agreement on intellectual property in existence. TRIPS sets a minimum standard for intellectual property protection that countries that join the WTO must conform to.

Bootleg

Definition:
Bootleg recordings are the unauthorized recordings of live concerts, or musical broadcasts on radio or television, that are duplicated and sold without the permission of the artist, composer or record company.



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