You and intellectual property
你与知识产权
What is intellectual property?
什么是知识产权？
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recognizes intellectual property as ideas, that belong to a person, organization or company.
世界知识产权组织（WIPO）将知识产权定义为智力创造成果，属于一个人，一个组织或公司。
Intellectual property can include inventions, patents, drawing, symbols, designs, novels, films and music.
知识产权包括发明、专利、画作、商标、设计、小说、电影以及音乐。
Why are there laws to protect intellectual property?
为什么有法律保护知识产权？
Laws have been passed in most countries that make it illegal to copy intellectual property without paying the person who created the material.
大多数国家都通过了法律，明确了不支付创造者报酬而复制知识产权的行为是违法的。
If someone spends his or her time, effort and money writing a book, for example, he or she deserves to be paid for it.
例如，如果有人花了他或她的时间、精力和金钱来写一本书，他或她也值得他人为此付费。
In the same way, if a company spends money researching and developing new products, that company should be paid for its work.
相同的，如果一家公司花了金钱研究和开发新产品，那么该公司也应该为此得到报酬。