MindTap: Worksheet 08.2: Copyrights & Trade Secrets & International Protections for Intellectual Property

Which of the following is NOT a category of trade secret?

A marketing logo

_____ is not copyrightable.

An original idea

In 1980, Congress passed the ______, which amended the Copyright Act to include computer programs.

Computer Software Copyright Act

Under federal copyright laws, a single-authored book is:

protected for the author's life plus seventy years.

While an alphabetical listing of phone customers cannot be copyrighted, the yellow pages and advertising sections of a phone book may be copyrightable because the:

yellow page information is selected and arranged in an original way.

Copyright owners generally are protected against unauthorized _____ of the work, development of _____ works, distribution of the work, and public _____ of the work.

reproduction; derivative; display

There are several remedies available to a copyright owner for copyright infringement. Select three of them from this list.

Criminal penalties Damages Injunction

A copyright is an intangible property right, meaning that you can touch and feel it.

False

If a business process (and information relating to that process) cannot be patented, copyrighted, or trademarked, there is nothing a business can do to protect it.

False

The first sale doctrine states that once a copyrighted work is sold, it may be resold only with the permission of the original owner.

False

In determining whether a use is "fair use" of copyrighted material, the effect of that use upon the potential market for the work is often the most important factor.

True

Widely known facts and common sequences are not copyrightable.

True

Most state laws with respect to protection of information of a commercial value are based on the:

Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

If someone uses a small amount of a copyrighted work for a nonprofit, educational purpose, it may be a legal use under the _____ doctrine.

fair use

Protection of trade secrets extends both _____. Because of this, there is no _____ requirement. But secret information must be known by someone, and so companies usually attempt to protect the secrets through _____ agreements.

ideas and their expression; registration; confidentiality

Under the _____ , when a U.S. citizen writes a book, every signatory to that convention recognizes the U.S. author's copyright. The _____ Agreement establishes standards for international protection of patents, trademarks, and copyrights. The _____ Protocol allows a U.S. company to register its trademark abroad by submitting a single application and designating in which other countries the trademark shall be registered. And in 2011, a number of nations signed the _____ Trade Agreement to combat piracy and global counterfeiting.

Berne Convention; TRIPS; Madrid; Anti-Counterfeiting