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copyright and intellectual property rights  

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  • Intellectual property is the resulting creation that springs from one's intellect or mind to which one can claim ownership rights in said creation. Most jurisdictions provided for some type of legal or statutory regime in order to protect the author or inventor's interests in the intellectual property. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights]

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