Small task - Intellectual property

1. Intellectual property means the right of ownership of, and the ability to profit from, one's intellectual work.
2. Copyright issues of concern to information professionals include:
Being held liable for patron's copyright breaches whilst on library premises.
Knowing what constitutes "reasonable use'" when copying items
Knowing who the copyright holder is when dealing with archival items
Being unable to copy from a copy
Making copyright works available on the Internet
Knowing whether information on the Internet is copyrighted
3. The Internet complicates the issues because it makes it so much easier to copy works and there is no loss of quality in the copy. Because the Internet is a global phenomenon and copyright laws vary from country to country it can be hard to know which laws apply in each particular case.