What is copyright? ETHICS

1. Intellectual
property/copyright/ethics:
implication for students
Sebastián Cornejo, Andres Ospina, Francesca Bucheli

2. Intellectual property
 intelectual property (IP) refers to creations
or the mind

3. Categories:
 Industrial property- inventions, trademarks, etc.
 Copyright- literary and artistic works, films,
music, and advertisements

4. Copyright
 a legal term describing rights given to creators for
their literary and artistic works. It is important
because it gives recognition to the works of the
artist, and it admires the intellectual rights of the
creators.

5. Copyright
 Copyright in a literary work, lasts for the-
 Author’s lifetime plus 50 years from the end of
 The calendar year in which the author dies
 50 years for films and sound recordings
 25 years for typographical arrangements of a published
edition

6. WIPO
 WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)-
it is a specialized agency of the UN (United
Nations) dedicated to developing a balanced and
accessible international IP system. It was
established in the WIPO convention in 1967. Its
headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. The
Director General is Francis Gurry.

7. Strategic Goals of WIPO
 Balanced Evolution of the International Normative
Framework for IP
 Provision of Premier Global IP Services
 Facilitating the Use of IP for Development
 Coordination and Development of Global IP Infrastructure
 World Reference Source for IP Information and Analysis

8. Fair Use
 lets people use certain copyrighted works
with certain conditions. It protects freedom
of speech and promotes public benefits like
education.

9. 4 key factors of Fair Use
 Factor 1: Purpose- How are you using the work?
 Factor 2: Nature- Some works are deemed more “copyright worthy”
than others
 Factor 3: Amount- Is the amount & portion of the work used
reasonable in relation to the purpose of the use, i.e. “no more taken
than was necessary”
 Factor 4: Effect- Will your use of the work be financially beneficial to
you OR prevent the creator from financially benefiting?

10. Definition of Copyright
 “The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or
distribute the matter and form of something (as a literary,
musical, or artistic work)” (Merriam-webster.com, 2015)

11. Bibliography
 Merriam-webster.com, (2015). Definition of COPYRIGHT. [online] Available at:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copyright [Accessed 22 Dec.
2015].