Module 6 Quiz: Intellectual Property
The process of taking something apart in order to understand it, build a copy of it, or improve it is known as ______. (A) Reverse engineering (B) Patent Infringement (C) Decompiling (D) Plagiarism
(A) Reverse engineering
Software, video games, multimedia works, and Web pages can all be copyrighted. (A) True (B) False
(A) True
Unlike traditional copyright law, the ______ does not govern copying; instead, it focuses on the distribution of tools and software that can be used for copyright infringement as well as for legitimate non-infringing use. (A) Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act (B) Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) (C) WIPO Copyright Treaty (D) TRIPS Agreement
(B) Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
A trademark permits its owner to exclude the public from making, using, or selling a protected invention, and allows for legal action against violators. (A) True (B) False
(B) False
Copyright infringement is the act of stealing someone's ideas or words and passing them off as one's own. (A) True (B) False
(B) False
______ allows portions of copyrighted materials to be used without permission under certain circumstances. (A) Use of prior art (B) Plagiarism (C) Fair Use Doctrine (D) Copyright Infringement
(C) Fair Use Doctrine
__________ employs illegal means to obtain business information not available to the general public. HINT: It is NOT "Insider information" >> Similar, but not quite what is being asked for
Industrial Espionage
Unlike a copyright, a patent prevents __________ as well as copying.
independent creation
Copyright __________ is a violation of the rights secured by the owner of a copyright. HINT: It is a constant issue on YouTube and Twitch.TV HINT 2: Nintendo likes to state this as their reason to strike down their fans on YouTube.
infringement
The goal of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act is to bring __________ to all the United States in the area of trade secret law. HINT: The answer is a derivative of a word in this question HINT 2: What would an organization like this want?
uniformity
