Strand1_Intellectual_Property

**Definition**
Intellectual property includes ideas, discoveries, writings, works of art, software, collections and presentations of data. Copyrights, trademarks and patents legally protect intellectual property, but easy and accurate duplication methods made available by IT can undermine such protections. On the other hand, the same methods create opportunity for inexpensive dissemination of information.

**News Articles**
Biggest BitTorrent Downloading Case in U.S. History Targets 23,000 Defendants http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/05/biggest-bittorrent-case/