{"id":276,"date":"2018-12-13T19:41:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T19:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=276"},"modified":"2019-01-28T23:02:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T23:02:39","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-intellectual-property-ip-and-copyright-how-do-open-licenses-factor-into-ip","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/what-is-the-difference-between-intellectual-property-ip-and-copyright-how-do-open-licenses-factor-into-ip\/","title":{"raw":"What is the difference between intellectual property and copyright?","rendered":"What is the difference between intellectual property and copyright?"},"content":{"raw":"Copyright is one type of intellectual property and in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf\/eng\/h_wr02281.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada<\/a>\u00a0(copyright laws vary by country)\u00a0specifically covers \"all original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works provided the conditions set out in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf\/eng\/h_wr02281.html#whatCopyrightProtects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><cite>Copyright Act<\/cite><\/a> have been met.\"\r\n\r\nIntellectual property (IP) refers to \"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wipo.int\/about-ip\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">creations of the mind<\/a>\" such as copyrighted works,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wipo.int\/edocs\/pubdocs\/en\/intproperty\/450\/wipo_pub_450.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">patents, trademarks, industrial design, and geographical indication<\/a>.\r\n\r\nCreative Commons (CC) licences \"<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/faq\/#can-i-offer-material-under-a-cc-license-that-has-my-trademark-on-it-without-also-licensing-or-affecting-rights-in-the-trademark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">do\u00a0<em>not<\/em> license rights other than copyright and similar rights...For example, they do not license trademark or patent rights<\/a>...\" The other name for a CC licence is open-copyright licence.\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\">For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/copyright-and-open-licenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copyright and Open Licences<\/a> in the <em>Self-Publishing Guide<\/em>.<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>Copyright is one type of intellectual property and in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf\/eng\/h_wr02281.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada<\/a>\u00a0(copyright laws vary by country)\u00a0specifically covers &#8220;all original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works provided the conditions set out in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf\/eng\/h_wr02281.html#whatCopyrightProtects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><cite>Copyright Act<\/cite><\/a> have been met.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Intellectual property (IP) refers to &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wipo.int\/about-ip\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">creations of the mind<\/a>&#8221; 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