Intellectual Property Level 7

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The Plan For this lesson you will be learning about intellectual property theft on the Internet. You will work in groups to fill in a cause and effect chart and then create a poem or jingle on IP theft.

All Right – Let’s Get Started Who can tell me what the word Property means? Let’s brainstorm what we think this word means.

Time for Discussion If you think something new and original up, or write, draw,or make something – is that property? How is this different from the normal definition of property? Why should these items be considered property?

Intellectual Property is a name used for material, or things that are intangible (you can't touch it) – like ideas, music, written word, and pictures. You may not be able to touch it, but it does have value to the person who made it.

That means - something you create is protected. Copyright Copyright: Copyright is legal protection provided by the laws of the United States to the creators of things - like books or other written works, as well as other dramatic, musical, and artistic works. Copyrighted works must be tangible and are protected from being copied, distributed, performed, or changed without the creator’s (or owner’s) permission. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. © That means - something you create is protected.

Intellectual Property Intellectual Property has value to its owner. Copyright protects this value by giving the owner control of what can be done with his or her intellectual property. So…. It is wrong to copy or download articles, pictures, or other information from the Internet. When you download these items, the person who made them doesn’t get paid or get credit for their work, and you are stealing something that belongs to someone else. There are a few exceptions to this which are covered under Fair Use. These exceptions cover educational uses. $

Time to Brainstorm Brainstorm examples of intellectual property that you think have some type of value to the creator or owner

Time to Think If Intellectual Property has value, would it be okay to steal it from the one who owns it? Why or Why not?

Raise your Hand if: You have ever copied a picture. You have used someone else’s idea. You have downloaded music, software, or movies off the Internet. You have copied and pasted off the Internet for school work.

I hope you learned something – I know I did! All right – Time for an Activity! You’re going to complete a Cause and Effect Chart.

Pay Close Attention to these Directions - Cause and Effect Chart   You are going to be doing an activity that involves filling out a cause and effect chart. You will either read the activity pages or the online computer reference material. In groups you will then brainstorm reasons why Intellectual property should be governed by rules and regulations. Meaning, when others take it, it is considered stealing, etc.

More on the Cause and Effect Chart If your are using computers you will be able to fill it in online. Your teacher should also give you a printed cause and effect chart. This chart will have a list of actions on the left. In the boxes to the right you are to fill in consequences to these actions - what could happen as a result of the initial action and the following actions.

Think about what we learned There are consequences to Intellectual Property Theft. Here are two consequences: - The originator of the work loses money and has his rights and responsibilities taken away. - The downloader/ thief can be penalized by the law, not to mention download a virus or other malicious code. What are some other consequences???

Otherwise – get started For a classroom with computers, return to the index and select Optional Webpage Activities: Lesson 5. Students should work in groups. When completed - Return here to Slide 19 to continue. Otherwise – get started

All right –Finished with the Chart? Once finished with your charts, your group will present them to the class. But we’re not finished yet!

Jingle and Poem Writing Your teacher will hand out the jingle and poem example sheets. Take turns reading the poems and jingles. Get back into your groups and come up with your own poem or jingle. Remember to present it to the class!

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How Do you Know When You’re Done? Have you: 1. Completed the cause and effect chart and shared with the class? 2. Discussed with your class what you have learned? 3. Completed your poem or jingle and shared with the class?

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