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Copyright Laws designed to protect intellectual property rights and provide potential monetary rewards for inventiveness and hard work. Fair Use A section of the U.S. copyright law that allows the use of copyrighted works in reporting news, conducting research, and teaching. Public Domain property rights that belong to the community at large, are unprotected by copyright or patent, and are subject to use by anyone Royalty Free Prepared material that can be used—legally—without paying a fee to the artist, publishing company, etc. Trademark A name, symbol, or other device identifying a product. Royalty Payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property derivative work A "work" created by altering or changing an existing work intellectual property creations of the mind, both artistic and commercial 10% or 3 minutes fair use--motion media or music 10% or 1000 words fair use--text Attribution The acknowledgement that something came from another source. "Excerpt from: 'A Bold Face' - Managing Editor, Mark Walters, Wall Street Journal, Monday, Aug. 10, 2001" Cite to indicate a source of information or quoted material in a short, formal note.