I decided to do a little studying on the topic and pass along some knowledge for our community. Lets start with the easy stuff, the straight definitions of each term: Copyright– the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 50 years after his or her death. Intellectual Property – property that results from original creative thought, as patents, copyright material, and trademarks. Okay, that’s the book definition, but what does it all mean? According to Wiki Answers, You may think of Intellectual Property of an umbrella of sorts that encompasses thinks like copyrights, trademarks, and patents. I found a really good blog that writes on many of these legal issues called Core Copyright and they had a good paragraph and visual I wanted to share with you: Many intellectual property rights overlap to some extent. Well I hope this helps a bit for you all. Do any of you have other good explanations/advice for the est of us ? Drop us a comment below.
