Multiple Choice
The Byway Motel installed a satellite system that enables it to intercept cable programs and exhibit them in guest rooms without contracting with cable TV for the service or paying any money for it. Which of the following is true?
A) TV programs cannot be copyrighted, so the motel's actions do not constitute infringement.
B) The unauthorized interception and exhibition by the motel constitute copyright infringement.
C) Motels are entitled to use copyrighted programs without payment since the motels serve the public. Therefore, the Byway Motel's actions do not constitute copyright infringement.
D) Whether or not the motel is liable for copyright infringement depends on whether its exhibiting of the copyrighted program was intentional or inadvertent.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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