1. UNDERSTANDING
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY,
COPYRIGHT AND By: Lauren
Munce
CITATIONS
FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS

2. T YPES OF COPYRIGHT
C o p y r i gh t – t o r e p r o d u c e o r p u b l i s h a n d s e l l s o m e t h i n g s o m e b o d y e l s e h a s
created, you need to have this special legal right that gives you the right to
copy their work.
w h e n s o m e o n e c r e a t e s a w o r k , t h e y b e c o m e t h e a u t h o r a n d t h e y o w n c o p y r i gh t
of that work. Only they can produce or reproduce that work.
t h e a u t h o r c a n h a v e c o p y r i gh t o n a n y t h i n g t h e y h a v e w r i t t e n , t a k e n a
p h o t o gra p h o f , c o m p u t e r s o f t w a r e t h e y h a v e d e s i g n e d , a u d i o v is u a l m a t e r i a l s ,
m u s i c t h e y h a v e c o m p o s e d , m a p s t h e y h a v e d e s i g n e d , o r p l a n s o r d r a w i n gs t h e y
have done
c o p y r i gh t l a s t s f o r t h e l i f e o f t h e a u t h o r , a n d t h e n 5 0 y e a r s a f t e r t h e y h a v e
died
Intellectual Property – When work is done in certain subjects, they result in
these legal rights
T r a d e - M a r ks – A t y p e o f i n t e l l e c t u a l p r o p e r t y w h i c h w h e n a n o w n e r r e g i s t e r s
certain words or designs, no one else can use those words or designs.

3. T YPES OF COPYRIGHT CONTINUED..
P u b l i c D o m ai n – w o r k s t h a t s o m eo ne h a s c r ea t ed b u t t h a t b el o ng t o t h e
p u b l i c . U nl i k e c o p y r i gh t , t h ey do no t r eq u i r e w r i t t en p er m i s s i o n f r o m t h e
a u t hor .
h a p p ens w h en t h e t er m o f c o p y r i gh t h a s ended ( i t h a s b een 5 0 y ea r s a f t er
t h e a u t h o r h a s di ed) , t h e c o p y r i gh t o w ner h a s a l l o w ed t h e p u b l i c t o u s e
t h ei r w o r k o r
t h e w o r k w a s no t u nder c o p y r i gh t i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e
P l agi ar i s m – B ei ng di s h o nes t i n a ny t h i ng t h a t y o u h a nd i n w i t h y o u r na m e o n
i t . I t o c c u r s w h en:
s o m eo ne h a nds i n s o m eo ne el s e’ s w o r k a nd s a y s i t ’ s t h ei r o w n
t h i ngs a r e i m p r o p er l y c i t ed. W h en t h i ngs a r e q u o t ed o r p a r a p h r ased, t h e
o r i gi na l a u t h o r m u s t b e f o r m a l l y r ef er enc ed i n p r o p er f o r m a t .
P at e nt – t h e P a t ent O f f i c e o f t h e go v er nm ent gr a nt s a c r ea t o r o f a p r o du c t
t h i s r i gh t s o t h a t o t h er s c a nno t m a k e, u s e o r s el l t h ei r p r o du c t . I t gi v es
t h e o w ner a c o m p et i t i v e edge b ec a u s e no o ne el s e c a n c r ea t e t h e s a m e
p r o du c t .

4. CITATIONS
 WHAT IS IT?
If you take information from a book, a website or
use an image for example, you have to link it back to
it’s author in this special way. It tells who the
author is and where you found the information.
 WHY DO I NEED TO DO IT?
Referencing other authors when you are using their
work is important to make sure that you are not
violating copyright.

5. HOW DO I CITE?
A WEBSITE:
Author. “Title of article.” Title of Complete work. Date of
resource creation. Web. Date of visit.
For example:
• “wheelchair basketball was developed by World War ll
veterans and is now played in more than 80 countries”.
“Wheelchair Basketball: 12 Facts for London 2012.”
Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 11 June
2012. Web. 29 October 2012.

6. HOW DO I CITE?
A BOOK
With one author:
Author. Title of book. City of publication: Publisher, date
of publication.
With two authors:
Authors (in the order they are given in the book ). Title of
book. City of publication: Publisher, date.
For example:
Halberstam, David. The Breaks of the Game. New York:
Alfred A. Knoph, 1981.

7. HOW DO I CITE?
AN ARTICLE IN A PERIODICAL
Author. "Title of article.“ Periodical title date: page. Print.
• a periodical is a newspaper or a magazine that is
published regularly
For example:
Beck, Howard. “A Trade Molded to Stern’s Design.” New
York Times. October 28 2012: D7. Print.

8. HOW DO I CITE?
A VIDEO OR DVD
Producer, Director/Editor, & Writer. Year. Title of film.
Publication Location.
For example:
Haldane, H., Jordan, E., & Leckie, K. R. 1989. Where the
Spirit Lives. Canada.

9. WHERE DO I CITE?
 Some citations can require being cited “in -text”. These may
include the author’s name and year of publication ( Munce,
2012).
• If there are multiple authors, for the first citation you include both ( Munce
& Munce, 2012).
• For the following you can simply say ( Munce et al. 2012).
• “Et al” means “and colleagues”.
 At the end of your work, usually on a separate page or slide,
include a “References” section, where you include all of your
citations in alphabetical order.

10. REFERNCES
“Wheelchair Basketball: 12 Facts for London 2012.”
Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 11
June 2012. Web. 29 October 2012.
Beck, Howard. “A Trade Molded to Stern’s Design.” New
York Times. October 28 2012: D7. Print.
Halberstam, David. The Breaks of the Game. New York:
Alfred A. Knoph, 1981.
Haldane, H., Jordan, E., & Leckie, K. R. 1989. Where the
Spirit Lives. Canada.