Mike copies Nora's book, One for the Money, to a substantial degree and sells it to Peak Editions, Inc., without Nora's permission. Peak publishes it under Mike's name. This is
A) copyright infringement.
B) patent infringement.
C) trademark infringement.
D) none of the choices.

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Copyright infringement occurs when someone copies or distributes a work without the copyright owner's permission, which is precisely what Mike did to Nora's book. Patent infringement would be if Mike copied and sold someone's patented invention, and trademark infringement would be if Mike used Nora's book title or the author's name to sell a different product or service. Neither of these situations apply here.

Mike Copies Nora's Book, One for the Money, to a Substantial