MBU 2520 - COPYRIGHT LAW FINAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
In the Supreme Court Grokster case, US Supreme Court ruled... - ANSWER B.
Grokster and Streamcast were likely guilty of contributory CR infringement
by including and encouraging users of their software to infringe.
When a music file is downloaded it involves how many exclusive rights? -
ANSWER A. One
Which of the following is NOT an example of a reproduction - ANSWER C. A
Music file is streamed from a website to a listener
A music lover buys a CD at a store. She listens to the CD, then grows tired of
it. Using a ripper software, she converts the tracks on the CD to MP3 files on
her computer - ANSWER E. None of the Above
A website that allows users to download from a choice of many CRed musical
compositions and sound recording in *PUBLIC DOMAIN* with authors listed
would have to obtain at least the following licenses: mechanical licenses for
the reproduction of musical compositions from the Harry Fox Agency or
individual publishers and licenses for the reproduction and performance of
the sound recordings from SoundExchange and the sound recording CR
owners? - ANSWER B. False
what happens to foreign works published in the US before March 1, 1989? -
ANSWER C. Protected by the UCC (1955)
The Berne Convention does not include sound recordings as protected works.
- ANSWER A. True
, Two of the most important of the minimum standards required by the Berne
Convention are... - ANSWER C. Duration of Copyright protection for the life
of the author, plus 50 years and fair use for education and news reporting
The DMCA specifies four types of conduct for which an online service
provider is not subject to damages or other monetary relief. They are:
Transitory communications, Hosting at the Direction of Users, Information
Location Tools and..... - ANSWER B. System Caching
in order to fit any of the four categories, a service provider must satsify two
conditions:
1 Must adopt and reasonably implement a policy of terminating the
accounts of subscribers who are repeat infringer and
2 it must accommodate and not interfere with technical measures that CR
owners use to identify or protect CRed works - ANSWER A. True
Ultimately Napster won the lawsuit and that's why we have companies like
Spotify. - ANSWER B FALSE. (There was no lawsuit)
After Grokster case the RIAA went after individuals for illegal file sharing -
ANSWER A. True
RIAA filed over 18,000 lawsuits from ages 12-71 - ANSWER A. True
Which one of the following federal statutes provides for criminal prosecution
even if no financial profit or commercial advantage is derived from a CR
infringement? - ANSWER D. No Electronic Theft Act
Downloads implicate a public performance right. - ANSWER B. FALSE (Public
performance rights implicates STREAMING. not downloading)
COMPLETE SOLUTION
In the Supreme Court Grokster case, US Supreme Court ruled... - ANSWER B.
Grokster and Streamcast were likely guilty of contributory CR infringement
by including and encouraging users of their software to infringe.
When a music file is downloaded it involves how many exclusive rights? -
ANSWER A. One
Which of the following is NOT an example of a reproduction - ANSWER C. A
Music file is streamed from a website to a listener
A music lover buys a CD at a store. She listens to the CD, then grows tired of
it. Using a ripper software, she converts the tracks on the CD to MP3 files on
her computer - ANSWER E. None of the Above
A website that allows users to download from a choice of many CRed musical
compositions and sound recording in *PUBLIC DOMAIN* with authors listed
would have to obtain at least the following licenses: mechanical licenses for
the reproduction of musical compositions from the Harry Fox Agency or
individual publishers and licenses for the reproduction and performance of
the sound recordings from SoundExchange and the sound recording CR
owners? - ANSWER B. False
what happens to foreign works published in the US before March 1, 1989? -
ANSWER C. Protected by the UCC (1955)
The Berne Convention does not include sound recordings as protected works.
- ANSWER A. True
, Two of the most important of the minimum standards required by the Berne
Convention are... - ANSWER C. Duration of Copyright protection for the life
of the author, plus 50 years and fair use for education and news reporting
The DMCA specifies four types of conduct for which an online service
provider is not subject to damages or other monetary relief. They are:
Transitory communications, Hosting at the Direction of Users, Information
Location Tools and..... - ANSWER B. System Caching
in order to fit any of the four categories, a service provider must satsify two
conditions:
1 Must adopt and reasonably implement a policy of terminating the
accounts of subscribers who are repeat infringer and
2 it must accommodate and not interfere with technical measures that CR
owners use to identify or protect CRed works - ANSWER A. True
Ultimately Napster won the lawsuit and that's why we have companies like
Spotify. - ANSWER B FALSE. (There was no lawsuit)
After Grokster case the RIAA went after individuals for illegal file sharing -
ANSWER A. True
RIAA filed over 18,000 lawsuits from ages 12-71 - ANSWER A. True
Which one of the following federal statutes provides for criminal prosecution
even if no financial profit or commercial advantage is derived from a CR
infringement? - ANSWER D. No Electronic Theft Act
Downloads implicate a public performance right. - ANSWER B. FALSE (Public
performance rights implicates STREAMING. not downloading)
