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What are the two main legal categories of Intellectual Property?
Industrial property and copyright.
"Industrial property" typically protects what type of creations?
Inventions (such as patents and industrial designs).
True or False: Copyright is also known as "authors' rights" in many European languages.
True.
Which term refers to the act of making copies of a work?
Copyright.
Which term relates specifically to the creator of an artistic work?
Authors' rights.
Identify the synonym for "passed" used in the text regarding legislation.
Enacted.
Does "Trademarks" fall under Industrial Property or Copyright?
Industrial Property.
Does "Computer programs" fall under Industrial Property or Copyright?
Copyright.
Identify the synonym for "separate" used in the first paragraph
Distinct.
At what point is a created work (copyright) regarded as protected?
As soon as it comes into existence.
According to the text, what does the word "dissemination" mean?
The spreading or sharing of information/results.
What is the synonym for "legal" used in the text?
Statutory.
Does "Layout designs" fall under Industrial Property or Copyright?
Industrial Property.
According to the text, why is IP legislation enacted? (Give one reason)
To give expression to moral/economic rights OR to promote creativity and fair trade.
Identify the synonym for "encourage" used in the text.
Promote.
