A sign or symbol, such as a logo or brand name, that identifies an individual company
What is meant by 'fair dealing'?
Limited use of a protected work for private study, education or criticism
What is the name for a licence that allows a protected work to be used free of charge, on set conditions, as long as the original author is acknowledged?
Creative Commons licence
What is meant by 'attribution'?
A short statement that acknowledges the original creator when their work is used
What is the name for a person who uses a trademark illegally to produce similar goods?
A counterfeiter
Which protection applies automatically to an original piece of creative work?
Copyright
A company has invented a new type of folding bike frame. Which protection stops other companies copying the invention?
A patent
A company logo is marked with the letters TM. What does this show about the logo?
It is an unregistered trademark
How long does a registered trademark last before it must be re-applied for?
10 years
A marketing team wants to use a photograph from a website in the company newsletter. What should it do first?
Ask the copyright holder for permission to use it
A designer uses an image that has been released under a Creative Commons licence. What must the designer do?
Attribute the original creator of the image
A company buys one licence for a program and installs it on thirty computers. Which statement is correct?
This breaches the licence terms and copyright
Why are patents important for encouraging companies to carry out research?
They let the inventor profit from the invention
A writer has an idea for a book about life on Mars. Which statement about copyright is correct?
Copyright protects the book the writer produces, not the idea
An inventor's patent for a folding bike frame runs out after 20 years. What can other companies do?
Use the invention without the inventor's permission
A company copies a rival's brand name and logo and uses them on its own products. What is the likely result?
Legal action can be taken and a fine can be given
A publishing company pays a writer under contract to write a book. Who owns the copyright in the book?
The publishing company, as it was produced under contract
An organisation's policy says only IT-approved, licensed software may be installed on its computers. Why does this policy help the organisation stay within the law?
It stops unlicensed software being used, which avoids legal action
A cafe plays music from a CD for its customers. Why could this breach copyright even though the cafe owns the CD?
Playing music in public needs the copyright holder's agreement
Which of these is a drawback of protecting an invention with a patent?
It can stop other companies improving the invention
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