Intellectual property law
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Describe a work you created (poem, picture or programme) and write which of its rights remain with you.
For example, a poem: recognition as author, name and the right against alteration; the rights to publish and distribute can be given by contract.
2
What should you pay attention to when using a picture from the internet in schoolwork? Write 3 rules.
State the source and author; check permission or an open licence; do not use it commercially without permission.
3
Make a two-column list of protected and unprotected objects (4 in each).
Protected: novel, song, picture, computer programme. Not protected: law text, state symbol, folk tale, news of the day.
4
Why is protecting creators’ rights useful for society? Write in 4–5 sentences.
Creators receive a reward for their work, so more new works and inventions are created; fairness is kept and culture and the economy develop.