UNIT 3: TEST REVIEW
A blender may be copyrighted.
FALSE
A buyer of a computer program such as Microsoft Office may make as many copies of it as he or she wishes.
FALSE
A live speech is protectable under copyright law.
FALSE
A museum has inadvertently displayed a famous painting in such a way that it has been slightly faded by sunlight. Such is a violation of the artist's right of integrity.
FALSE
A work submitted for copyright registration must be published.
FALSE
An assignment of a copyright must convey all rights because ownership rights in a copyrighted work are not divisible.
FALSE
Applicants for copyright registration use the same type of form no matter what type of work registration is sought for.
FALSE
Computer programs cannot be registered with the Copyright Office because they are useful articles.
FALSE
Filing a copyright application is fairly easy and straightforward.
FALSE
If you find an article of interest on the Internet, you may make as many copies of it as you like because once something is posted on the Internet, it is free for all to use.
FALSE
It is a copyright violation for you to edit a copyrighted movie to remove offending profanity before showing it to your children.
FALSE
It is necessary to search the records of the Copyright Office before one may file an application for copyright registration.
FALSE
It takes as long for the Copyright Office to issue a copyright registration as it does for the USPTO to issue a trademark registration, namely, about 13 months.
FALSE
Jim has an idea for a new type of computer mouse. This idea is copyrightable.
FALSE
LexisNexis's collection of federal cases in its database is not copyrightable because these cases are in the public domain.
FALSE
Online service providers such as eBay can never be held liable for copyright infringement, generally because it is their users or customers who might violate another's copyright, not the online service provider.
FALSE
Only an attorney may file a copyright application.
FALSE
Only one person may own a copyright in a work.
FALSE
Only serious literary works are protected under copyright law; thus, vile or offensive material is not protectable.
FALSE
Reading another's poem aloud during a small family reunion is a public performance and would constitute copyright infringement.
FALSE
Showing the film The Passion of the Christ at your local church is permissible under certain statutory exceptions that allow public performances for religious organizations.
FALSE
The Copyright Office performs an in-depth and substantive examination of applications for copyright.
FALSE
The duration of copyright for works made for hire is the same as that for other copyrighted works.
FALSE
The length of protection for a mask work is the same as that for any copyrighted work.
FALSE
The problem of illegal downloading of songs from the Internet has largely been solved.
FALSE
The title to the book "Principles of Corporate Law" is copyrightable.
FALSE
To be protected under copyright law, a work must be the "only one of its kind."
FALSE
To create a joint work, two people must work together on a routine basis.
FALSE
Transfers of copyrights must be recorded with the Copyright Office.
FALSE
Use of a copyright notice has never been required in the United States.
FALSE
When computer programs are submitted to the Copyright Office for registration, the entire program must be submitted as a deposit, even though it may include trade secrets material.
FALSE
When one purchases a CD, such as a CD of songs by the group Nickelback, one acquires all rights that previously belonged to the group, leaving the group with no copyright rights.
FALSE
A copyright notice for a video game may appear on the box or "jewel case" for it.
TRUE
A voluntary transfer of copyright ownership must be in writing.
TRUE
An owner of Microsoft Office may make a backup copy of the program.
TRUE
Any coauthor may grant a nonexclusive license to another party to use a work that was jointly created.
TRUE
Certain transfers of copyrighted works may be terminated and the rights in the works returned to the original creator of the work.
TRUE
Copyright infringement might subject an infringer to criminal penalties as well as civil penalties.
TRUE
Copyright owners have numerous rights to ensure their works are fully protected from unauthorized copying, reproduction, performance, distribution, and the like.
TRUE
Deposit materials (for example, a copy of a novel) must accompany applications for copyright registrations.
TRUE
Dolls, toys, and games are copyrightable.
TRUE
Generally, parties such as employers and employees are free to agree which of them will own works created by the employee.
TRUE
Generally, works created by employees in the scope of their employment are owned by the employer.
TRUE
If a copyright application is made for materials that may include trade secrets, the Copyright Office provides special relief from the deposit requirements, so that claimants are not required to disclose their confidential trade secrets.
TRUE
If the Copyright Office refuses to issue a registration, the applicant may eventually seek judicial review of this refusal.
TRUE
It is acceptable for you to circumvent a computer program that is encrypted if your purpose is to study it, test it, or locate flaws in it.
TRUE
It is unlawful for you to attempt to circumvent a measure that is intended to protect a digital work. For example, if Madonna's latest CD is encrypted so that it cannot be copied, it is wrong for you to attempt to circumvent that protection device.
TRUE
Once a writer such as Dan Brown has sold a novel, the buyer or new owner may thereafter sell, lend, or dispose of it.
TRUE
Online song distribution companies (such as Apple's iTunes) must obtain copyright permission before allowing customers to download songs from their sites.
TRUE
Only the author of a copyrighted work may authorize another to prepare another work based on it or derived from it.
TRUE
Preregistration is a new Copyright Office procedure that allows works (such as movies) that have a history of pre-release infringement to be preregistered so that a copyright owner may sue for infringement even before a work is commercially released.
TRUE
Reading another's poem aloud on the Today show is a performance of the poem and may constitute copyright infringement if permission for such performance has not been granted.
TRUE
The first sale doctrine does not apply to certain computer programs; thus, most computer programs are leased rather than sold.
TRUE
The ringtone on your cell phone may be protected by copyright.
TRUE
Vessel hulls are protectable and their designs may be registered with the Copyright Office.
TRUE
You are entitled to make a backup copy of Turbo Tax, the computer program that helps you calculate your taxes.
TRUE
If a work is determined to be one made for hire, the author is considered to be whom?
The employer or commissioning party and not the employee or actual person who created the work.