Question 1

Under the Supreme Court ruling in Community for Creative Non-Violence v.Reid,commissioned artistic works are:

Accepted Answer

A) not copyrightable. 
B) always owned by the artist,not the employer. 
C) owned by the artist if he/she is an independent contractor. 
D) owned by the artist only if he/she is not an independent contractor. 
E) always owned by the employer,not the artist. 
A) not copyrightable. 
B) always owned by the artist,not the employer. 
C) owned by the artist if he/she is an independent contractor. 
D) owned by the artist only if he/she is not an independent contractor. 
E) always owned by the employer,not the artist.

Question 2

A federal regulation setting up a "broadcast flag" system to curb the copying and sharing of television programs was overturned by a federal appeals court decision in 2005.The case:

Accepted Answer

A) Grokster v.U.S.Copyright Office. 
B) MGM v.Federal Trade Commission. 
C) American Library Association v.Federal Communications Commission. 
D) A&M Records v.Napster. 
E) CBS v.Teleprompter. 
A) Grokster v.U.S.Copyright Office. 
B) MGM v.Federal Trade Commission. 
C) American Library Association v.Federal Communications Commission. 
D) A&M Records v.Napster. 
E) CBS v.Teleprompter.

Question 3

In 2003,the U.S.Supreme Court rejected the contention that an act of Congress extending the duration of copyrights was unconstitutional in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A) Eldred v.Ashcroft. 
B) Dastar v.Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. . 
C) Moseley v.V Secret Catalogue. 
D) New York Times Co.v.Tasini. 
E) 20th Century Music v.Aiken. 
A) Eldred v.Ashcroft. 
B) Dastar v.Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. . 
C) Moseley v.V Secret Catalogue. 
D) New York Times Co.v.Tasini. 
E) 20th Century Music v.Aiken.

Question 4

The Supreme Court's Sony v.Universal City Studios decision held that home video taping is:

Accepted Answer

A) always a fair use. 
B) always a copyright infringement. 
C) an infringement unless you erase the tapes within 48 hours. 
D) a fair use if you engage in "time-shifting," that is,you watch the taped programs later and make no commercial use of the tapes. 
E) the Supreme Court did not address home video taping in this case. 
A) always a fair use. 
B) always a copyright infringement. 
C) an infringement unless you erase the tapes within 48 hours. 
D) a fair use if you engage in "time-shifting," that is,you watch the taped programs later and make no commercial use of the tapes. 
E) the Supreme Court did not address home video taping in this case.

Question 5

Under current U.S.law,how long does a copyright remain in effect if a work has an individual author?

Accepted Answer

A) 28 years. 
B) 50 years. 
C) the author's life plus 50 years. 
D) the author's life plus 70 years. 
E) 99 years. 
A) 28 years. 
B) 50 years. 
C) the author's life plus 50 years. 
D) the author's life plus 70 years. 
E) 99 years.

Question 6

In 2007,a federal appellate court rejected a request by librarians and archivists to allow copying of "orphan works" whose copyright owners cannot be located earlier than it would be permitted by the Copyright Term Extension Act.The case:

Accepted Answer

A) Kahle v.Gonzales. 
B) Gonzales v.Carhart. 
C) Stenberg v.Carhart. 
D) Perfect 10 v.Amazon.com. 
E) American Library Association v.Federal Communications Commission. 
A) Kahle v.Gonzales. 
B) Gonzales v.Carhart. 
C) Stenberg v.Carhart. 
D) Perfect 10 v.Amazon.com. 
E) American Library Association v.Federal Communications Commission.

Question 7

In Kirtsaeng v.John Wiley & Sons (2013),the Supreme Court overruled the Second Circuit and said that ________ protects the right to import and sell "gray market" goods.

Accepted Answer

A) the first sale doctrine. 
B) cybersquatting. 
C) trademark law. 
D) the First Amendment. 
E) the Lanham Act. 
A) the first sale doctrine. 
B) cybersquatting. 
C) trademark law. 
D) the First Amendment. 
E) the Lanham Act.

Question 8

What is the basic fee that must be paid to the U.S.Copyright Office to register a copyright electronically?

Accepted Answer

A) $35. 
B) $50. 
C) $100. 
D) $500. 
E) $1000. 
A) $35. 
B) $50. 
C) $100. 
D) $500. 
E) $1000.

Question 9

The primary federal trademark law is the:

Accepted Answer

A) Copyright Act. 
B) Bagley-Keene Act. 
C) Lanham Act. 
D) Graham-Rudman Act. 
E) Smith Act. 
A) Copyright Act. 
B) Bagley-Keene Act. 
C) Lanham Act. 
D) Graham-Rudman Act. 
E) Smith Act.

Question 10

In A.V.v.iParadigms,LLC,the Fourth Circuit said that there was no copyright infringement on iParadigms' use of student work in its Turnitin.com database because the use of the work was:

Accepted Answer

A) original. 
B) copyrighted. 
C) sellable. 
D) creative. 
E) transformative. 
A) original. 
B) copyrighted. 
C) sellable. 
D) creative. 
E) transformative.

Question 11

The Supreme Court ruled in 2005 that when a company seeks to encourage and facilitate the illegal sharing of copyrighted works,that company may be held liable for copyright infringements by users of its products or services.The case:

Accepted Answer

A) Sony v.Universal City Studios. 
B) MGM v.Grokster. 
C) NCTA v.Brand X Internet Services. 
D) A&M Records v.Napster. 
E) RIAA v.Diamond Multimedia Systems. 
A) Sony v.Universal City Studios. 
B) MGM v.Grokster. 
C) NCTA v.Brand X Internet Services. 
D) A&M Records v.Napster. 
E) RIAA v.Diamond Multimedia Systems.

Question 12

Under current U.S.law,a person may copyright all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) the factual information in a news story. 
B) a computer program. 
C) a song. 
D) a novel. 
E) a television program. 
A) the factual information in a news story. 
B) a computer program. 
C) a song. 
D) a novel. 
E) a television program.

Question 13

The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that an unauthorized parody of a popular song may be a fair use rather than a copyright infringement despite the recording artist's intention to make a profit from the parody.The case:

Accepted Answer

A) Campbell v.Acuff-Rose Music. 
B) Community for Creative Non-Violence v.Reid. 
C) 20th Century Music v.Aiken. 
D) Carson v.Here's Johnny. 
E) New York Times Co.v.Tasini. 
A) Campbell v.Acuff-Rose Music. 
B) Community for Creative Non-Violence v.Reid. 
C) 20th Century Music v.Aiken. 
D) Carson v.Here's Johnny. 
E) New York Times Co.v.Tasini.

Question 14

The Supreme Court said that a copyright holder's failure to register a work does not restrict a federal court's jurisdiction over claims related to unregistered works in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A) Reed Elsevier,Inc.v.Muchnick. 
B) A.V.v.iParadigms,LLC. 
C) Moseley v.V Secret Catalogue. 
D) New York Times Co.v.Tasini. 
E) Eldred v.Ashcroft. 
A) Reed Elsevier,Inc.v.Muchnick. 
B) A.V.v.iParadigms,LLC. 
C) Moseley v.V Secret Catalogue. 
D) New York Times Co.v.Tasini. 
E) Eldred v.Ashcroft.

Question 15

After a copyright eventually expires and the work falls into the public domain,anyone may reproduce or distribute the work under a long-established legal principle that the U.S.Supreme Court reaffirmed in the 2003 case of:

Accepted Answer

A) Sony v.Universal City Studios. 
B) Dastar v.Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. . 
C) Moseley v.V Secret Catalogue. 
D) International News Service v.Associated Press. 
E) 20th Century Music v.Aiken. 
A) Sony v.Universal City Studios. 
B) Dastar v.Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. . 
C) Moseley v.V Secret Catalogue. 
D) International News Service v.Associated Press. 
E) 20th Century Music v.Aiken.

Under the Supreme Court ruling in Community for Creative Non-Violence v.Reid,commissioned artistic works are:

A federal regulation setting up a "broadcast flag" system to curb the copying and sharing of television programs was overturned by a federal appeals court decision in 2005.The case:

In 2003,the U.S.Supreme Court rejected the contention that an act of Congress extending the duration of copyrights was unconstitutional in the case of:

The Supreme Court's Sony v.Universal City Studios decision held that home video taping is:

Under current U.S.law,how long does a copyright remain in effect if a work has an individual author?

In 2007,a federal appellate court rejected a request by librarians and archivists to allow copying of "orphan works" whose copyright owners cannot be located earlier than it would be permitted by the Copyright Term Extension Act.The case:

In Kirtsaeng v.John Wiley & Sons (2013),the Supreme Court overruled the Second Circuit and said that ________ protects the right to import and sell "gray market" goods.

What is the basic fee that must be paid to the U.S.Copyright Office to register a copyright electronically?

The primary federal trademark law is the:

In A.V.v.iParadigms,LLC,the Fourth Circuit said that there was no copyright infringement on iParadigms' use of student work in its Turnitin.com database because the use of the work was:

The Supreme Court ruled in 2005 that when a company seeks to encourage and facilitate the illegal sharing of copyrighted works,that company may be held liable for copyright infringements by users of its products or services.The case:

Under current U.S.law,a person may copyright all of the following except:

The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that an unauthorized parody of a popular song may be a fair use rather than a copyright infringement despite the recording artist's intention to make a profit from the parody.The case:

The Supreme Court said that a copyright holder's failure to register a work does not restrict a federal court's jurisdiction over claims related to unregistered works in the case of:

After a copyright eventually expires and the work falls into the public domain,anyone may reproduce or distribute the work under a long-established legal principle that the U.S.Supreme Court reaffirmed in the 2003 case of:

The American Legal System

The Legacy of Freedom

Modern Prior Restraints

Libel and Slander

The Right of Privacy

Fair Trial-Free Press Conflicts

Newsgatherers Privilege

Freedom of Information

Obscenity and the Law

Regulation of Electronic Media

Media Ownership Issues

Advertising and the Law

Freedom of the Student Press

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Exam 6: Copyrights and Trademarks

Under the Supreme Court ruling in Community for Creative Non-Violence v.Reid,commissioned artistic works are:

A federal regulation setting up a "broadcast flag" system to curb the copying and sharing of television programs was overturned by a federal appeals court decision in 2005.The case:

In 2003,the U.S.Supreme Court rejected the contention that an act of Congress extending the duration of copyrights was unconstitutional in the case of:

The Supreme Court's Sony v.Universal City Studios decision held that home video taping is:

Under current U.S.law,how long does a copyright remain in effect if a work has an individual author?

In 2007,a federal appellate court rejected a request by librarians and archivists to allow copying of "orphan works" whose copyright owners cannot be located earlier than it would be permitted by the Copyright Term Extension Act.The case:

In Kirtsaeng v.John Wiley & Sons (2013),the Supreme Court overruled the Second Circuit and said that ________ protects the right to import and sell "gray market" goods.

What is the basic fee that must be paid to the U.S.Copyright Office to register a copyright electronically?

The primary federal trademark law is the:

In A.V.v.iParadigms,LLC,the Fourth Circuit said that there was no copyright infringement on iParadigms' use of student work in its Turnitin.com database because the use of the work was:

The Supreme Court ruled in 2005 that when a company seeks to encourage and facilitate the illegal sharing of copyrighted works,that company may be held liable for copyright infringements by users of its products or services.The case:

Under current U.S.law,a person may copyright all of the following except:

The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that an unauthorized parody of a popular song may be a fair use rather than a copyright infringement despite the recording artist's intention to make a profit from the parody.The case:

The Supreme Court said that a copyright holder's failure to register a work does not restrict a federal court's jurisdiction over claims related to unregistered works in the case of:

After a copyright eventually expires and the work falls into the public domain,anyone may reproduce or distribute the work under a long-established legal principle that the U.S.Supreme Court reaffirmed in the 2003 case of:

The American Legal System

The Legacy of Freedom

Modern Prior Restraints

Libel and Slander

The Right of Privacy

Fair Trial-Free Press Conflicts

Newsgatherers Privilege

Freedom of Information

Obscenity and the Law

Regulation of Electronic Media

Media Ownership Issues

Advertising and the Law

Freedom of the Student Press

Filters