 area of law that deals with protecting the rights of those who create original works  Also called as confidential information.  It is called “intellectual” property because it is the product of human imagination, creativity, and inventiveness of the mind.  It is described as 'property' because, just like other property, it can be owned, sold and transferred, leased or given away

 protect an invention from being made, sold or used by others for a certain period of time.  usually issued to inventors  It is a right granted to a person to exploit an invented product for commercial purposes

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 protect the names and identifying marks of products and companies.  purpose of trademarks is to make it easy for consumers to distinguish competitors from each other

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 give owners exclusive rights to reproduce their work, publicly display or perform their work, and create derivative works.  important to realize that copyrights do not protect ideas, only how they're expressed.

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED INTERNET ACCESS Infrastructure: We work to make sure the infrastructure in your town, village, or community is in place in order to support the Internet. This means everything from the way cities are built to making sure there’s proper equipment like computers, to run the hardware that makes up what we know as the Internet.

User experience: From a usability perspective, we work to make sure that everyone – regardless of their age, language they speak, or their physical or mental abilities – can access the applications that run on the Internet (like the World Wide Web) and have the same experience.

Cost: Being able to access the Internet has an economic facet, as the cost of infrastructure, equipment, and services can determine the level of access available to regions, communities, and individuals.

Cost: Being able to access the Internet has an economic facet, as the cost of infrastructure, equipment, and services can determine the level of access available to regions, communities, and individuals.

Children and the Internet The Internet is an increasing part of today’s culture, especially for children and youth, for whom schoolwork, online gaming, and social networking are among the most popular activities.

However, the lack of common agreement about the right approach to educating and protecting children adds further challenges to a child’s online experience and expression. Additionally, cultural and geographical differences in legal and social norms reflect the fact that there is no universally accepted view of what defines a person as a child, or of what is appropriate for children, making “inappropriate content and behaviour” hard to define.

Additionally, cultural and geographical differences in legal and social norms reflect the fact that there is no universally accepted view of what defines a person as a child, or of what is appropriate for children, making “inappropriate content and behaviour” hard to define.

Privacy & Identity The Internet Society works in both the technical and policy arenas, supporting the development of tools and policies that empower people to manage their online identities and the 'digital footprint' they leave behind.

Privacy & Identity The Internet Society works in both the technical and policy arenas, supporting the development of tools and policies that empower people to manage their online identities and the 'digital footprint' they leave behind.

Human Rights We view the Internet as an enabler for a wide range of Human Rights, such as the right to freedom of expression and opinion and the right to association. The Internet Society is committed to ensuring the continuation of an open, global and accessible Internet, which can serve as an instrumental tool in fulfilling people’s aspirations for freedom of expression, as well as social and economic development.