MBU 2520 Holt Final -
Part 1 With Solution
Which of the following persons heavily influenced the Author's Right
copyright philosophy? - ANSWER John Locke
There are over 100 songs entitled "Love is a Wonderful Thing" registered
with the Copyright Office. Although the songs are protected by copyright,
none of the copyright owners of these songs has any copyright ownership in
the title itself. (T/F) - ANSWER True
A work has to have a copyright notice on it to be considered a valid
copyright. (T/F) - ANSWER False.
Copyright law does not protect facts of any kind. (T/F) - ANSWER True.
Lionel was making breakfast one Sunday morning. October 1, 2010, when he
started humming a melody. He happened to be using a new waffle maker
and was thinking about how easy it was to operate. He then put lyrics to the
melody and started singing, "I'm easy, oh-oh-oh, I'm easy like Sunday
morning, yeah, yeah." Lionel was a songwriter and artist. He had signed a
publishing deal with Phony Publishing last year. Lionel had signed an
agreement stating that Phony Publishing got 100% of all of the songs written
by Lionel for the next several years. Lionel was not an employee of Phony
Publishing. The next day, Monday October 2, 2010, Lionel went to the Phony
Publishing offices and sat down with another writer, Willie. Willie did not
have a publisher and instead owned all his own copyrights. Willie loved the
, chorus Lionel had come up with and quickly wrote a first verse. Lionel then
wrote a second verse, both writers agreed o - ANSWER Phony Publishing and
Willie are joint owners of Easy.
In terms of copyright, when is a creator's work protected? - ANSWER A work
is protected by copyright from the moment it is created and fixed in tangible
form.
Copyright infringement happens when a work is _________ without author's
permission. - ANSWER reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly
displayed, or made into a derivative work
If the author of a work dies and is survived by a spouse but no children or
grandchildren, the spouse gets the termination rights. (T/F) - ANSWER True.
Does a piece work have to be published to be copyrighted? - ANSWER Yes.
Ideas cannot be copyrighted. (T/F) - ANSWER True.
What is copyright? - ANSWER A legal right of authors to determine how their
work is used.
Part 1 With Solution
Which of the following persons heavily influenced the Author's Right
copyright philosophy? - ANSWER John Locke
There are over 100 songs entitled "Love is a Wonderful Thing" registered
with the Copyright Office. Although the songs are protected by copyright,
none of the copyright owners of these songs has any copyright ownership in
the title itself. (T/F) - ANSWER True
A work has to have a copyright notice on it to be considered a valid
copyright. (T/F) - ANSWER False.
Copyright law does not protect facts of any kind. (T/F) - ANSWER True.
Lionel was making breakfast one Sunday morning. October 1, 2010, when he
started humming a melody. He happened to be using a new waffle maker
and was thinking about how easy it was to operate. He then put lyrics to the
melody and started singing, "I'm easy, oh-oh-oh, I'm easy like Sunday
morning, yeah, yeah." Lionel was a songwriter and artist. He had signed a
publishing deal with Phony Publishing last year. Lionel had signed an
agreement stating that Phony Publishing got 100% of all of the songs written
by Lionel for the next several years. Lionel was not an employee of Phony
Publishing. The next day, Monday October 2, 2010, Lionel went to the Phony
Publishing offices and sat down with another writer, Willie. Willie did not
have a publisher and instead owned all his own copyrights. Willie loved the
, chorus Lionel had come up with and quickly wrote a first verse. Lionel then
wrote a second verse, both writers agreed o - ANSWER Phony Publishing and
Willie are joint owners of Easy.
In terms of copyright, when is a creator's work protected? - ANSWER A work
is protected by copyright from the moment it is created and fixed in tangible
form.
Copyright infringement happens when a work is _________ without author's
permission. - ANSWER reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly
displayed, or made into a derivative work
If the author of a work dies and is survived by a spouse but no children or
grandchildren, the spouse gets the termination rights. (T/F) - ANSWER True.
Does a piece work have to be published to be copyrighted? - ANSWER Yes.
Ideas cannot be copyrighted. (T/F) - ANSWER True.
What is copyright? - ANSWER A legal right of authors to determine how their
work is used.
