MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

The United States has a copyright law because A. individual states adopted copyright laws when the United States was formed B. the United States adopted the copyright model used in France C. authors, composers, and other creative artists demanded a copyright law D. the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to adopt a copyright law - ANSWER-D Which of the following may be protected by copyright A. scientific discoveries B. historical events C. a story published on a newspaper's front page D. all the above - ANSWER-C To sue for copyright infringement under the current U.S. copyright law, a copyright holder must A. register the copyright before the infringement takes place B. register the copyright before suing C. mail a copy of the copyrighted work to himself or herself D. do nothing except hire a lawyer - ANSWER-B A trademark is a word, name, symbol, or design used to identify a company's goods. true or false - ANSWER-true A work must be published and distributed to have copyright protection. true or false - ANSWER-false The legislation currently regulating broadcast radio and television stations in the United States is the A. Wireless Ship Act of 1910 B. Radio Act of 1912