Exam 9: Ideas and Information

John is a college student who spends several hours a day on the internet,surfing for information for school assignments,downloading music,and interacting with friends on social media.He just learned that Bill C-11 will amend the Copyright Act and is searching the Web to find out how he might be affected if this or similar legislation is implemented.Which of the following is not accurate in regard to Bill C-11 and the potential changes John might expect?

Moral rights means that the creator has the right to continue to have his or her name associated with his or her work and to have the integrity of the work preserved (e.g.,not to have the work changed in such a way as to diminish or degrade it).

Paul and Robert designed a new disk holder that they wanted to introduce to a large market.They decided that the quickest way to have their product recognized would be a symbol that would alert the buyer that it can be used with any computer.After playing with some symbols,they decided to use a slight variation of Apple Computer Ltd.'s symbol of an apple because it was pleasing to the eye and well known.Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is not protected by intellectual property law?

"Cloud computing" services appear to be a very secure alternative for file storage and access.

Since the design of a manufactured product includes both the expression of an idea and a physical manifestation of it,overlapping protection may be available under copyright and trademark and in rare instances under patent.

Pete is an accountant and Judy works in a bank,but every evening of last year they worked to create a clever computer game.When they approached a publisher,they had no difficulty in gaining the interest of the publisher.Pete and Judy hired a lawyer to draft a licence agreement in which they would give the publisher exclusive rights to sell the game in North America for royalties based on gross sales.When the game was published,the advertising was rather vulgar but acceptable to Pete and Judy.They learned,however,that there was a further change-the villain had been changed and clearly represented a world leader of an Asian country.Pete and Judy were embarrassed and outraged.On these facts,which of the following is true?

Which of the following is true with regard to the Canadian Copyright Act?

Homer Ford invented a unique pollution-free engine that runs on gas created by chicken "droppings" and old leaves.This fuel also caused no wear on the engine of the car.Homer built a prototype in a workshop in his backyard.Before he seeks publicity,he would like to protect his invention and any business that emerges from the development and sale of his cars.In this regard,which of the following is false?

Personal use of computers by a company's employees can expose the employer to a variety of liabilities.Discuss some practical solutions available to the employer that help to contain this risk.