| Date | November 2019 | Marks available | 3 | Reference code | 19N.2.SL.TZ0.3 |
| Level | SL | Paper | 2 | Time zone | no time zone |
| Command term | Explain | Question number | 3 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Explain one strategy a musician would use to protect a new song.
Markscheme
Copyright ✓
A legal right that grants the creator of an original work exclusive ownership for its use and distribution (Usually for a limited time and within geographical boundaries) ✓
This protects the song as people who copy/download/play the song (illegally) will be required to compensate the musician for the infringement ✓
Award [1] for identifying a strategy a musician would use to protect a new song and [1] for each distinct explanation up to [3 max].
Answer in brackets is not required to award the mark.
Examiners report
Straightforward question about IP protection yet not all candidates obtained full marks. Candidates showed a better understanding of the copyright than compared to students in past recent papers. Almost all candidates identified copyright as the correct strategy and many were able to provide at least one additional point to support an explanation of this strategy.
Syllabus sections
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22M.2.SL.TZ0.4:
Explain how copyright is used in the creative arts as a method of protecting intellectual property (IP).
- 19N.1.SL.TZ0.22: Which strategy for protecting intellectual property applies to words or symbols used to...
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22M.2.SL.TZ0.3:
The recent developments in autonomous vehicles have led to a large increase in the number of patents. In the US there are 4300 patents that include the term “autonomous vehicle”. However, some patents have more value than others.
Explain one reason why some patents may have more commercial value than others.
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20N.1.SL.TZ0.21:
Nike is a global running shoe brand well recognized by the Nike Swoosh (tick) design.
Which of the following intellectual property (IP) strategies would be used to prevent any other company from copying the Nike Swoosh design?
A. Copyright ©
B. Patent
C. Trademark ®
D. Service mark (SM)
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17N.2.SL.TZ0.6b:
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being a lone inventor.
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18M.2.SL.TZ0.4:
Explain how the mobile phone can be classified as disruptive innovation.
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18M.2.SL.TZ0.3:
Explain how copyright can be used as a strategy for the protection of intellectual property.
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20N.2.SL.TZ0.6c:
Suggest two reasons why the original rotor sail was a shelved technology in the 1920s.
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19M.2.SL.TZ0.6a:
Outline why designers would register a patent.
- 20N.1.SL.TZ0.22: Which of the following are true about a first to market strategy? I. It may involve...
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.6b:
Explain one driver for invention of the NCV in Figure 11.
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20N.2.SL.TZ0.4:
Explain why consumers of first to market technologies are likely to be innovators.
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19M.1.SL.TZ0.25:
Which of the following are Intellectual Property (IP) symbols?
I. ™
II. ®
III.
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. I, II and III
- 17N.1.HL.TZ0.18: When does an invention become an innovation? A. When it has been protected by copyright B....
- 18N.1.SL.TZ0.23: What is an advantage of being a lone inventor? A. Products are more complex, using knowledge...
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21M.2.SL.TZ0.5a:
List two characteristics of a patent.
