Question

Anjana had created a website using free design elements sourced from different creators online. She then published the site for public access but did not mention the source of the design elements used.

(i) Identify one possible violation of IPR in this situation,

(ii) Name any two licensing models that allow legal reuse of digital creative work with conditions.

Hint:

Using someone else's work without giving credit is a copyright and plagiarism issue. Creative Commons and GPL are two licensing models.

Answer 1

Step 1: Read the situation:
Anjana used free design elements made by other people. She published her site but did not name the creators.
The question asks for one IPR violation and two licensing models.

Step 2: Part (i), find the violation:
Free elements are not always free of conditions. Many creators allow use only if they are given credit.
Anjana did not give the credit. This breaks the licence terms and is a copyright violation. It also amounts to plagiarism, because she presented others' work without acknowledging them.

Step 3: Part (ii), name the licensing models:
A licence lets others reuse a work under set conditions. Two such models are:
1. Creative Commons (CC) licences. They allow reuse if the user follows terms such as attribution.
2. Open source licences such as the GNU General Public License (GPL). They allow use, change and sharing under stated conditions.

Step 4: What Anjana should do:
She should add a credit line for every creator and follow the licence of each element.

Final Answer:
(i) Violation: using the creators' work without attribution, which breaks copyright and licence terms (plagiarism).
(ii) Licensing models: Creative Commons and GNU General Public License.