Question 1

According to current regulations, any copyrightable work created on or after January 1, 1978, is protected by copyright law for the life of the author plus ________ years.

Accepted Answer

Any copyrightable work created on or after January 1, 1978, is protected by copyright law for the life of the author plus 70 years.

Question 2

Copyright ________ occurs when one work derives from another or is an exact copy or shows substantial similarity to the original work.

Accepted Answer

Copyright infringement is the unauthorized use of a copyrighted work, which includes creating a derivative work, making an exact copy, or showing substantial similarity without permission. It is a violation of the owner's exclusive rights to use and reproduce their work. Intrusion, breach, and duplication do not accurately describe the act of unauthorized use of a copyrighted work.

Question 3

Which of the following symbols is the copyright bug?

Accepted Answer

The copyright symbol is represented by the symbol ©.

Question 4

Certification marks are similar to ordinary trademarks, but they are used to identify the services or intangible activities of a business rather than a business's physical product.

Accepted Answer

Certification marks are used to show that a product, service, or material meets a certain standard or possesses a particular quality or characteristic, as defined by the certifying organization, rather than to identify and distinguish the source of a product or service.

Question 5

A trademark is a word, name, symbol, or device used to identify the source or origin of products or services and to distinguish those products or services from others.

Accepted Answer

This is the correct definition of a trademark.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about copyrights is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

Copyrightable material must be fixed in a tangible form of expression to be protected under copyright law, meaning it must be sufficiently permanent to be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated for a period of more than transitory duration.

Question 7

Trademark law falls under the Lanham Act, which passed in 1946.

Accepted Answer

The Lanham Act was indeed passed in 1946 and is the primary federal trademark law in the United States.

Question 8

Copyright law is governed by the ________.

Accepted Answer

The Copyright Revision Act of 1976 is the primary federal law that governs copyright law in the United States.

Question 9

A trademark is a form of intellectual property protection that grants to the owner of a work of authorship the legal right to determine how the work is used and to obtain the economic benefits from the work.

Accepted Answer

The description provided in the statement is actually referring to copyright protection, not trademark protection. Trademark protection grants the owner exclusive use of a specific name, symbol or logo for commercial purposes.

Question 10

What is a trademark? Why are trademarks important?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Computer software is not covered by copyright law.

Accepted Answer

Computer software is protected by copyright law in most countries, including the United States, under the category of literary works.

Question 12

Marks that are merely descriptive of a product or service can be trademarked.

Accepted Answer

Marks that are merely descriptive of a product or service cannot be trademarked. Trademarks are intended to distinguish the goods or services of one producer from those of another, and a descriptive mark does not meet this requirement.

Question 13

The What Went Wrong? feature in Chapter 12 focuses on a dispute between GoldieBlox, a toy company, and the Beastie Boys, a musical group. The dispute centered on GoldieBlox's use of a Beastie Boys song in a commercial without the Beastie Boy's permission. To justify their actions, GoldieBlox argued that their use of the song was justified based on the legal principle of ________ use.

Accepted Answer

The legal principle invoked by GoldieBlox is fair use, which allows the use of copyrighted material without obtaining permission under certain circumstances, such as for commentary, criticism, or educational purposes. GoldieBlox claimed that their use of the song was a parody that fell under the fair use exception.

Question 14

A trademark is registered with the ________.

Accepted Answer

Trademarks are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Choices A, B, and C are government agencies that do not handle trademark registrations, and choice D is a combination of different types of intellectual property protections, but not the correct agency for trademark registration.

Question 15

If a local band wrote their own rendition of a Katy Perry song, the band could try to copyright their rendition of the song as a(n) ________ work.

Accepted Answer

A derivative work is an original work based on a pre-existing work, such as a cover version of a song. In this case, the local band has created their own version of a Katy Perry song, which would make it a derivative work. They can then copyright their version of the song separately from the original.

Question 16

Combinations of numbers and letters, such as 3M and 1-800-CONTACTS, can be trademarked.

Accepted Answer

Combinations of numbers and letters can be used as trademarks as long as they meet the requirements for distinctiveness and non-functionality.

Question 17

A form of intellectual property protection that grants to the owner of a work of authorship the legal right to determine how the work is used and to obtain the economic benefits from the work is referred to as a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection that grants the owner of a work of authorship the legal right to control how the work is used and to benefit economically from the work. Copyright protection applies to a wide range of creative works such as books, music, software, and artistic works.

Question 18

The main exclusion from copyright laws is that copyright laws cannot protect ________.

Accepted Answer

Copyright laws cannot protect ideas, only the specific expression or manifestation of those ideas in a tangible form (such as a book or a music recording).

Question 19

Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works can be protected via copyrights.

Accepted Answer

Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works are considered artistic creations and are therefore protected by copyright law.

Question 20

Copyright law protects any work of authorship ________.

Accepted Answer

Copyright law protects any work of authorship the moment it assumes a tangible form, meaning it is fixed in a tangible medium of expression, such as being written down or recorded. Registration with the U.S. Copyright Office is not required for protection, but it does provide certain legal benefits.

Quiz 12: The Importance of Intellectual Property