Copyright Law Test
What organization administered the Berne Convention?
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization
The UCC does not provide protection for
Sound recordings
Which international copyright protection organization provides for an international enforcement system for IP rights?
TRIPS
GATT includes an agreement on IP called
TRIPS Trade related aspects of IP rights
2 changes from the Berne Implementation Act
1. Copyright Notice Optional 2. Copyright transfers no longer have to be recorded in U.S. Copyright Office in order to file an infringement suit
When did the US enter into NAFTA?
1992
A multinational treaty that is designed to encourage free international trade
The GATT General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs
The right to be known as author of creative work
Attribution
Berne requires the recognition of which moral rights?
Attribution and integrity
The first international treaty was
Berne convention 1886
What rights are not mentioned by Berne?
Distribution and public display
T/F: The Berne Convention applies to literary works and sound recordings
False, does not include sound recordings
The righ to protect work from being changed in any material way
Integrity
How are copyrighted works protected among various countries?
International treaties
What is the minimal duration of international copyright protection?
Life of the author plus 50 years
Any works created after ___ are entitled to national treatment by all other berne convention members
March 1, 1989
The Berne Convention became effective in the U.S. on
March 1, 1989
Which international org contains detailed provisions providing for the protection of sound recordings?
NAFTA
Organization that requires copyright protection for computer programs, data compilations and recognition of rental rights sound recordings; limitations on compulsory licensing; and recognition of rights against unauthorized importation of copies of protected works for member countries.
NAFTA North American Free Trade Association
The Berne Convention is based on the principle of:
National treatment
When each country agrees to give citizens of foreign countries the same degree of copyright protection it gives to its own citizens
National treatment
Did the U.S. join the Berne convention in 1886?
No
Is there such thing as international copyright law?
No
What forms or formalities must be required as a condition of copyright protection?
No forms or formalities
When did the US join UCC?
September 16, 1995
How can a copyright owner under the UCC avoid all formalities?
Placing a copyright notice on all published copies of the work
What exclusive rights are included in international copyright protection?
Reproduction, translation, adaptation, and public performance
What is the most important international treaty?
The Berne Convention
In 1891, an amendment to the Copyright Act, allowed the U.S. President to extend copyright protection by proclamation to works originating in foreign countries
The Chace Act
What was the main goal of the UCC?
To bring the US into the international copyright community
T/F: According to Berne, performers are not equivalent to authors
True
T/F: National border have little meaning for copyrighted works
True
How does the UCC differ from Berne?
UCC allows members to require some formalities
UCC stands for
Universal Copyright Convention
The U.S. gradually entered into ____ treaties concerning copyright
bilateral
