Topicmbcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1528449000663_0Topic

CopyrightcopyrightCopyright

Levelmbcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1528449084556_0Level

second

Core curriculummbcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1528449076687_0Core curriculum

V. Compliance with lawlawlaw and safety principles.

The student:

Recognizes and respects the right to data and information privacy and the right to intellectual property.

Timingmbcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1528449068082_0Timing

45 minutes

General objectivembcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1528449523725_0General objective

The student recognizes and respects the right to intellectual property.

Specific objectivesmbcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1528449552113_0Specific objectives

1. Defining the terms: workworkwork, copyrightcopyrightcopyright,

2. Describing the conditions of using the Internet resources.

Learning outcomesmbcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1528450430307_0Learning outcomes

The student:

- describes the protection of intangible goods.

- uses the internet resources while respecting the binding lawlawlaw.

Methodsmbcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1528449534267_0Methods

1. Learning through observation,

2. Using the knowledge in practical situations.

Forms of workmbcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1528449514617_0Forms of work

1. Individual work,

2. Class work.

LESSON STAGES

Introductionmbcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1528450127855_0Introduction

Culture, art, entertainment, science, education and many other fields use the creations of human mind (the so‑called intangible goods).Nowadays, with the domination of the information society, many areas of life are partially or completely based on the use of such goods. In order to protect intellectual property, state governments introduce regulations for the protection of the authors of intangible goods.

Procedurembcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1528446435040_0Procedure

The protection of intellectual property includes several categories of the so‑called intangible goods:

– works,
– data bases,
– patents, utility models and industrial designs, trademarks,
– maps and cartographic resources.

In Poland, actsactacts are a basic source of lawlawlaw. There are several actsactacts that regulate the protection of intellectual property.

Definition (work)

A work is the result of the creative activity of a person.

A work must be original in order to be copyrightedcopyrightcopyrighted. Work is an abstract term and its definition is constantly modified. The approach to the term differs greatly in many countries. In some countries an idea is already protected, while in others only the way of its implementation.

Definition (copyrightcopyrightcopyright)

Copyright is a set of rights granted to the creator of a work.
The author of the work is eligible to:
- moral rights,
- economic rights.mbcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1527752263647_0Copyright is a set of rights granted to the creator of a work.
The author of the work is eligible to:
- moral rights,
- economic rights.

Moral rights include the right to be acknowledged as the author of the work, to preserve its integrity and to control the way it is shared. They are unlimited in time and non‑transferable.mbcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1527752256679_0Moral rights include the right to be acknowledged as the author of the work, to preserve its integrity and to control the way it is shared. They are unlimited in time and non‑transferable.

Economic rightseconomic rightsEconomic rights are rights to obtain benefits from the sales of the work and the conditions of its distribution. They usually expire after a defined period.

The actactact on the protection of copyrightcopyrightcopyright also details the related rights, whose aim is to protect the interests of the entities taking part in the distribution of works.

The copyrightcopyrightcopyright defines a range of legal permissions to use copyrightedcopyrightcopyrighted works. They include: permitted public use, permitted private use, the right to quotequotequote or the right to reprint. A particular case of permitted public use is permitted educational use.

The conditions of using internet resources

The majority of the content of websites is copyrightedcopyrightcopyrighted. The placement of a given material on the internet does not mean that it can be freely used because it is not a public property but the private property of its author. These materials are copyrightedcopyrightcopyrighted regardless of whether he or she has given his/her name, initials or a nickname. Moreover, the work does not need to be marked with the © sign. The conditions of using the content of somebody’s website are detailed in the licence which should be placed on the portal. If the website does not contain such terms of use, in order to make use of the portal content, one must contact the author of the work to negotiate the conditions of its use.

Instruction 1

Using the internet, find out which works are not copyrightedcopyrightcopyrighted.

Answer

Exclusions from the copyrightcopyrightcopyright protection: discoveries, ideas, procedures, methods and operating principles, mathematical concepts, normative actsactacts, public instruments and simple press information.

Instruction 2

Using the internet, give the examples of works which in your opinion are subject to the copyrightcopyrightcopyright protection.

Answer

Literary works, plays, architectural, artistic and photographic works, violin‑making art, industrial design, audiovisual works, computer programmes, multimedia, journalistic works, publications by multiple authors: dictionaries, encyclopedias and press.

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Lesson summarymbcd0d091a5fb5dd0_1528450119332_0Lesson summary

When you make use of the content of websites, remember that every piece of information, an image, a film or a text found on the Internet has been created by its author. The creators have the copyrights to their works. Anyone can become an author and would like his copyrights to be respected.

Selected words and expressions used in the lesson plan

actactact,

copyrightcopyrightcopyright,

economic rightseconomic rightseconomic rights,

lawlawlaw,

moral rightsmoral rightsmoral rights.

quotequotequote,

workworkwork.