Intellectual Property - Word Drop

Intellectual property, or IP, is an umbrella term for ______ assets that have no physical form and cannot be touched, such as designs and brand names. Legislation exists to stop creative work being ______ without permission and to reward the creator.

Copyright covers creative works such as music and film and applies ______ when they are made, so they do not need to be registered. It helps to add a copyright ______ showing the © symbol, the year and the creator's name. An ______ on its own cannot be protected, but a format's music and graphics can be. A ______ protects a new invention, and logos, slogans and other signs are protected by ______, which should be registered.

______ licences are free of cost but not free to use in any way, and always expect you to ______ the creator. ______ allows limited exceptions, such as copying a short section of a book for private study. To use other work legally, a media producer must find out who owns the copyright. They must ask the ______ for ______ to use it and pay a fee or royalty. ______ show that a licence has not yet been paid for. The © symbol means copyright and TM means trademark.

Using copyrighted work without the copyright holder's agreement is a ______ of copyright. A company that does this could be forced to stop selling the product, be fined or be sued for loss of earnings.