MBU 2520 Copyright Law Exam 1 (Prof
Peppe) questions well answered
The Legal System - ANS ✔✔Plant if > brings lawsuit>files complaint
Defendant>defends lawsuit>files answer
First Copyright Statute in the World - ANS ✔✔Statute of Anne 1710 (England)
Copyright Clause of US Constitution 1783 - ANS ✔✔"Congress shall have the power to promote
the progress of Science and the Useful Arts, by securing for limited times to Authors and
Inventors the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries
US Copyright Act of 1831 - ANS ✔✔Extended copyright to musical works
Patent - ANS ✔✔protects inventions, discoveries, and product designs
Trademark - ANS ✔✔A word, phrase, symbol, or design that identifies the source of goods and
distinguishes them from others
Trade Secret - ANS ✔✔Information, including a formula or process, that is valuable to a business
and would lose its value if it were no longer secret
Copyright Act of 1909 - ANS ✔✔Copyright protection lasted 28 years, then work entered public
domain unless owner renewed for 28 yrs. 28 yr initial term + 28 year renewal term. If failed to
renew in 28th year, work entered public domain.
Peppe) questions well answered
The Legal System - ANS ✔✔Plant if > brings lawsuit>files complaint
Defendant>defends lawsuit>files answer
First Copyright Statute in the World - ANS ✔✔Statute of Anne 1710 (England)
Copyright Clause of US Constitution 1783 - ANS ✔✔"Congress shall have the power to promote
the progress of Science and the Useful Arts, by securing for limited times to Authors and
Inventors the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries
US Copyright Act of 1831 - ANS ✔✔Extended copyright to musical works
Patent - ANS ✔✔protects inventions, discoveries, and product designs
Trademark - ANS ✔✔A word, phrase, symbol, or design that identifies the source of goods and
distinguishes them from others
Trade Secret - ANS ✔✔Information, including a formula or process, that is valuable to a business
and would lose its value if it were no longer secret
Copyright Act of 1909 - ANS ✔✔Copyright protection lasted 28 years, then work entered public
domain unless owner renewed for 28 yrs. 28 yr initial term + 28 year renewal term. If failed to
renew in 28th year, work entered public domain.
