Chapter 29: Rights and Permission

Resources fall under several categories of protection from misuse and infringement. Intellectual property rights include patents, trade or service marks, and copyright. The biggest concern when determining if a resource can be reused is copyright. Obtaining permission to use a resource from an item under copyright is often the most difficult part of obtaining permission to use a resource. Using or obtaining a license for work is a way that many people are using as a way to allow a work to be reusable or to gain permission to reuse a resource. By doing this, a resource becomes available and more likely to be used over and over again.