Copyright refers to certain rights an individual has over their private property to restrict how others use it. Intellectual property is a non-physical item whose owner or creator retains ownership rights. A patent grants an inventor rights to prevent others from using or distributing their invention. A citation references the source of information and identifies the original creator to avoid plagiarism, which can have severe consequences. Understanding these terms helps with knowing property rights and properly accessing and distributing intellectual works.

1. Copyright
Reflection
Spencer Hayes

2. What is copyright?
 Copyright means there are certain rights
an individual can put on their private
property restricting what other people
can do with it.

3. What is Intellectual
Property?
 An Intellectual Property is a non-physical
item that the owner or creator can still
have an ownership claim on.

4. What is a patent?
 A patent allows for certain rights to be
granted to an inventor to prevent the use
or distribution of their invention by others.

5. What is a citation?
 A citation is something that is used to
reference the location you get
information from and who originally
created/discovered it. Failure to cite your
source properly is an act of plagiarism
and could bring severe consequences.

6. Why know these three
terms?
 Knowing and understanding these terms
can help you understand what your
property rights are as well as becoming
aware of the proper steps you should
take when accessing information or
distributing a product.

7. Proper Citations
- Book
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: Warner, 1982.
Print.
- Website
"Crater Lake." National Park Service. National Park Service, 1
July 2009. Web. 28 Aug. 2009. <http://www.nps.gov/crla/>.
- Online Image
Da Vinci, Leonardo. Mona Lisa. 1519. Louvre,
Paris. Masterpieces of the Louvre. Web. 29 July 2009.
<http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home>.
- Song
Key, Francis Scott. "Star Spangled Banner." Star Spangled
Banner. Web. 14 Sept. 2009. <http://www.star-spangled-
banner.info/>.