"Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce.

Intellectual property is divided into two categories: Industrial property, which includes inventions (patents), trademarks, industrial designs, and geographic indications of source; and Copyright, which includes literary and artistic works such as novels, poems and plays, films, musical works, artistic works such as drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures, and architectural designs. Rights related to copyright include those of performing artists in their performances, producers of phonograms in their recordings, and those of broadcasters in their radio and television programs." (http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/)

Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access control technologies used by publishers and other copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. It may also refer to restrictions associated with specific instances of digital works or devices. To some extent, DRM overlaps with copy protection, but DRM is usually applied to creative media (music, films, etc.) whereas copy protection typically refers to software. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management)

Jamie Thomas went to court on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 for stealing and sharing music illegally. She claims that she never shared her music for free using Kazaa and also claims she doesn't even have a Kazaa acount. The case ended late Thursday night with Thomas losing the case and owing the music compainies $220,000, more than she would of had to pay if she setteled it out of court.