WEEK 9

• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) defined Intellectual property as creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images.
• Copyright - is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works.
• Patent - is an exclusive right granted for an invention
• Trademark - is a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises.
• Industrial Design - constitutes the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article
• Geographical Indication - are signs used on goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities.
• The Ghost Writer - The writer turns in another’s work, word-for-word, as his or her own.
• The Photocopy - The writer copies significant portions of text straight from a single source, without alteration.
• The Potluck Paper - The writer copies from several different sources, tweaking the sentences to make them fit together while retaining most of the original phrasing.
• The Poor Disguise - The writer has altered the paper’s appearance slightly by changing key words and phrases.
• The Labor of Laziness - The writer takes the time to paraphrase most of the paper from other sources and make it all fit together.
• The Forgotten Footnote - The writer mentions an author’s name for a source, but neglects to include specific information on the location of the material referenced.
• The Misinformer - The writer provides inaccurate information regarding the sources, making it impossible to find them.
• The Too-Perfect Paraphrase - The writer properly cites a source, but neglects to put in quotation marks on text that has been copied word-for-word, or close to it
• The Resourceful Citer - The writer properly cites all sources, paraphrasing and using quotations appropriately. The catch? The paper contains almost no original work!
• The Perfect Crime - The writer properly quotes and cites sources in some places, but goes on to paraphrase other arguments from those sources without citation.