Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 09-12

DLCS18.HS.18

Explain the beneficial and harmful effects that intellectual property laws can have on innovation.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • that intellectual property laws are meant to protect the creator or artifacts.
  • that intellectual property laws allow for varying degrees of use of a work.
  • that stealing another person's intellectual property can rob that person of an opportunity to generate income from that artifact.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify intellectual property laws.
  • explain beneficial effects that intellectual property laws have on innovation.
  • explain harmful effects that intellectual property laws have on innovation.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • intellectual property laws are meant to protect the creator or artifacts.
  • intellectual property laws allow for varying degrees of use of a work.
  • stealing another person's intellectual property can rob that person of an opportunity to generate income from that artifact.

Vocabulary

  • intellectual property
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