Intellectual Property Overview  

Write a 100- to 200-word short-answer response to the following:

Class: What formatting, organizational, and legal issues must a writer consider when writing a technical document? What have been your biggest challenges in formatting and organizing your writing?

Discussion

2. Supporting Activity: Intellectual Property Overview

Write a 100- to 200-word short-answer response to the following:

Class: What intellectual property issues must you be concerned about as a technical writer? In what situations do most intellectual property violations occur for the technical writer? Why? Is material copyright protected if it does not list a copyright notice? Explain your answer.

Discussion

3. Supporting Activity: Intellectual Property Overview

Write a 200- to 300-word short-answer response to the following:

Class,  What is intellectual property? What do intellectual property laws define? What are the categories of intellectual property protections? What international treaties are in place for protection of U.S. intellectual property?