copyright- the legal right that is protected by a document.

fair use- determines how much of a copyright item can be used legally without permission.

first sale doctrine-the doctrine allows a purchase to transfer a lawfully made copy of the copyright work without permission once it has been obtained. a copyright holders right to control the change of ownership of a particular work end once that copy is sold as long as no additional copies are made.


intellectual property-intangible property that is a product of the imagination i.e. copyrights trademarks and patents.

patent- a monopoly granted by the U.S. patent office for a limited time to the creator of a new invention.

permission-consent to use a work usually by reprinting or reproducing it in some other work.

phono records-digital phono records are a relatively new technology that allows musical works to be played recorded and stored in digital format for use on computers or other devices.

plagiarism- to steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as ones own or to use (another's production) without crediting the source.

public domain- works for which copyright protection has expired  and works created by officers or employees of the U.S. government as part of their government jobs.

trademark-a word or symbol used to identify a product or service in the marketplace.