What Constitutes Intellectual Property Online?
Intellectual Property is considered to be any idea, concept, writing, imagery or creation that was created uniquely by one person, entity or group. The classic forms of intellectual property include (but are not limited) to patents, trademarks, musical compositions, books, articles, and artwork. The rise of computing and multimedia has blurred the definition of many of these creations. The Internet has allowed for the rapid dissemination and sharing of creations, but has also created more opportunities for plagiarism or violation of intellectual property rights. Intellectual property online includes: • Uploaded photos; these images belong to the photographer or creator unless licensed or stated to belong to the digital commons. It is a violation of private property rights to copy privately held images and modify them for any purpose, including humour and parody. Copying the images of someone and using them in an online ad is as illegal as taking a picture of an ad on Fifth Avenue and u
