DIALOG>>
You’re violating copyrights.
A: Where do you get your music files?
B:
I download them from a file-sharing website.
A: Isn’t that illegal?
B: I guess it is because I’m not paying any money.
A: Yeah,
you’re violating copyrights.
B: I guess you’re right. Maybe I should pay for my music from now on.
RESPONSE>>
Talk about intellectual property rights.
Intellectual property rights include things like copyrights, trademarks, patents, and industrial designs.
* intellectual property right: 지적 재산권
* copyright: 저작권
* trademark: 상표
* patent: 특허
ex> The company holds the
intellectual property rights for this software.
Intellectual property
is protected by law.
ex> Our freedom of speech
is protected by law.
You have to pay royalties to the right-holder to use intellectual property legally.
* royalty: 사용료
* right-holder: 권한 소유자
Copyrights cover literary or artistic works.
Books, films, songs, and TV shows can all be protected by copyrights.
We often see music artists being accused of plagiarizing other songs.
* plagiarize: 표절하다
Plagiarizing songs is
violating copyright laws.
ex> That composer is accused of
plagiarizing songs.
ex> You can get into legal trouble if you
violate copyright laws.
On the other hand, creating
fake designer products break trademark laws.
ex> The police caught some people making
fake designer products.
ex> Make sure we’re not
breaking trademark laws.
A good example of a recent
legal battle over intellectual property is between Samsung and Apple.
* legal battle: 법정 공방
ex> They are in a
legal battle over their house.
The two companies are
accusing each other
of infringing each other’s patents related to mobile devices.
* infringe: 침해하다
ex> He
accused me
of scratching his car.
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Stop acting like a child. 애처럼 굴지 마
1. You can file a lawsuit over
intellectual property rights.
2. Our basic rights
are protected by law.
3. The professor was accused of
plagiarizing his colleague’s thesis.
4. The ongoing
legal battle caused serious damages to the company.
