Chapter 10 Review

In order to bring a suit for violation of federal trade secret law, an injured company must show that: a. it registered its trade secret with the appropriate federal agency. b. it took reasonable steps to preserve its secret. c. there was no economic benefit to its secret. d. All of these are correct.

b. it took reasonable steps to preserve its secret.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) outlaws: a. the fair use of digital musical videos. b. technology designed to circumvent digital walls. c. digital technology that cannot be patented. d. All of these are correct.

b. technology designed to circumvent digital walls.

Which of the following is an example of intellectual property? a. A stock certificate b. A laptop computer c. A computer software program d. A beach house e. All of these are correct.

c. A computer software program

Which of the following is most likely to be awarded a patent: a. A medical scientist who explains a previously-unexplained bodily function b. An engineer who designs a beautiful plane that cannot fly c. A student who creates a novel, useful, and non-obvious invention d. None of these is correct.

c. A student who creates a novel, useful, and non-obvious invention

Which of the following is considered to be in "the public domain? a. A story that has been incorporated into a compendium of stories b. Work that has been registered with "the creative commons" c. Common story plots, such as two people from different feuding families who fall in love d. A musical composition that has been publicized as part of a popular movie

c. Common story plots, such as two people from different feuding families who fall in love

Which of the following trade agreements incorporates rules for intellectual property? a. The 1994 TRIPS Agreement b. The Biodiversity Convention of 1992 c. The Doha Declaration of 2001 d. All of these are correct.

d. All of these are correct.

Which laws protects a company's ownership of its name or logo? a. Copyright law and trademark law b. The Lanham Act and state laws c. Copyright law and the federal Fair Trade Act d. None of these are correct

b. The Lanham Act and state laws

Under which of the following circumstances is a court most likely to find that it should prevent the "inevitable disclosure" of a trade secret? a. When a company failed to protect its secret b. When a former employee goes to work for a competitor c. Both of these are correct. d. None of these are correct.

b. When a former employee goes to work for a competitor

Federal Trademark Dilution law protects: a. against dilution of any mark. b. against tarnishment of a "famous mark." c. against fair use of a trademark. d. all trademark holders' monopoly rights to use their mark.

b. against tarnishment of a "famous mark."

Which of the following best describes "fair use" of a copyrighted work? a. Citing or copying a small amount of an author's work for limited, identified purposes, such as teaching or critiquing a poem b. Copying another's work, so long as the author is given credit c. Citing or copying work that is in the public domain d. Citing or copying part of a copyrighted work when the author gives permission

a. Citing or copying a small amount of an author's work for limited, identified purposes, such as teaching or critiquing a poem

Copyright attaches: a. when work is first signed, dated, and made public. b. when work is registered with the Federal Copyright Office. c. when the author files suit to claim her rights. d. None of these is correct.

a. when work is first signed, dated, and made public.

Music file-sharing using programs like Napster or Grokster: a. is considered to be a "fair use." b. is lawful in the United States. c. is a violation of copyright law. d. may violate trade secret law.

c. is a violation of copyright law.

Copyright gives the author a monopoly that lasts: a. for the author's life. b. for 70 years. c. for 70 years, or the author's life, whichever is longer. d. for 70 years after the author dies.

d. for 70 years after the author dies.

Which of the following is not protected by copyright law? a. A taped musical performance b. A film c. A screenplay d. A musical composition e. A company logo

e. A company logo

What is the relationship between copyright and plagiarism? a. Plagiarism always involves a violation of copyright. b. Copyright always involves plagiarism. c. It is possible to plagiarize without violating copyright, but not the other way around. d. It is possible to violate copyright without plagiarizing, but not the other way around. e. None of these is correct.

e. None of these is correct.