COPYRIGHT LAW EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
Copyright - Answers - a form of property ownership for certain types of creative works
Protected Works - Answers - songs, sound recordings, movies, television shows, plays,
dance routines, books, poems, photographs, paintings, sculptures, computer games,
programs, and websites
Where is the Copyright Law found? - Answers - Title 17 of the United States Code
Congress has the right to legislate Copyright Law because of what? - Answers - Article
I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
Six Exclusive Rights - Answers - reproduction, distribution, derivative works, public
display, public performance, and public performance of a sound recording
Intellectual Property - Answers - Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, etc.
Ownership of Copyrights - Answers - Cannot be owned by anyone besides the author or
assigned owner; physical embodiment (ex. DVD, CD, computer file, etc.) can be owned
by many
License - Answers - an agreement stating how the work may be used and what
compensation the copyright owner will be paid for allowing the use
Grand Right - Answers - Broadway musicals
Small Right - Answers - ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC
Royalties - Answers - a percentage of the price paid for the use of a copyrighted work
paid to the copyright owner
Compulsory Mechanical License - Answers - the right to reproduce and distribute sound
recordings of a musical composition; originally 2 cents, now 9.1 cents
Synchronization (Sync) License - Answers - the right to apply a musical composition to
a visual work
Blanket License - Answers - the right of establishments to play sound recordings from a
PRO in their business
Why have Copyrights? - Answers - Privacy, control, and economic recuperation
Fair Use - Answers - an exception to Copyright Law that stops the copyright from
preventing free speech in news reports, critiques, reviews, parodies, etc.
, Copyright Law is based on what philosophy? - Answers - Utilitarian; production of and
access to creative works benefits society as a whole, but authors should be
compensated for their efforts
Copyright is a _________________ - Answers - limited monopoly
Patents - Answers - protection for inventions, designs, and discoveries; most difficult IP
protection and lasts for 20 years; greatest degree of protection
Trademarks - Answers - any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof
used to identify products or services and to distinguish them from those manufactured
or sold by others; lasts indefinitely
Trade Secrets - Answers - any business information that is kept secret and gives a
business a competitive advantage; lasts as long as the secret is kept
1710 - Answers - Statute of Anne; passed by English Parliament; 14 years plus 14-year
physical renewal if the author was still alive; only rights were reproduction and
distribution of books
1787 - Answers - James Madison added a provision "to secure to literary authors their
copyrights for a limited time" to the US Constitution
1790 - Answers - Copyright Act of 1790; passed by US Congress; 14 years plus 14-year
physical renewal regardless of whether author was still alive; protected charts, maps,
and books
1831 - Answers - Copyright Act of 1831; passed by US Congress; 28 years plus 14-year
physical renewal that could be captured by the author's widow/descendants; applied to
musical compositions
1886 - Answers - Berne Convention was created to apply copyright protection
internationally
1909 - Answers - Copyright Act of 1909; passed by US Congress; 28 years plus 28-year
physical renewal to be recaptured by author or widow/descendants; protected all
copyrighted material only if registered with Copyright Office and included copyright
notice; created Compulsory Mechanical License
Musical Work Copyrights - Answers - contain 2 copyrights; musical composition
copyright and sound recording copyright; established with 1909 Copyright Act
1914 - Answers - ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers)
was created in response to 1909 Act by John Phillip Sousa
Copyright - Answers - a form of property ownership for certain types of creative works
Protected Works - Answers - songs, sound recordings, movies, television shows, plays,
dance routines, books, poems, photographs, paintings, sculptures, computer games,
programs, and websites
Where is the Copyright Law found? - Answers - Title 17 of the United States Code
Congress has the right to legislate Copyright Law because of what? - Answers - Article
I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
Six Exclusive Rights - Answers - reproduction, distribution, derivative works, public
display, public performance, and public performance of a sound recording
Intellectual Property - Answers - Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, etc.
Ownership of Copyrights - Answers - Cannot be owned by anyone besides the author or
assigned owner; physical embodiment (ex. DVD, CD, computer file, etc.) can be owned
by many
License - Answers - an agreement stating how the work may be used and what
compensation the copyright owner will be paid for allowing the use
Grand Right - Answers - Broadway musicals
Small Right - Answers - ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC
Royalties - Answers - a percentage of the price paid for the use of a copyrighted work
paid to the copyright owner
Compulsory Mechanical License - Answers - the right to reproduce and distribute sound
recordings of a musical composition; originally 2 cents, now 9.1 cents
Synchronization (Sync) License - Answers - the right to apply a musical composition to
a visual work
Blanket License - Answers - the right of establishments to play sound recordings from a
PRO in their business
Why have Copyrights? - Answers - Privacy, control, and economic recuperation
Fair Use - Answers - an exception to Copyright Law that stops the copyright from
preventing free speech in news reports, critiques, reviews, parodies, etc.
, Copyright Law is based on what philosophy? - Answers - Utilitarian; production of and
access to creative works benefits society as a whole, but authors should be
compensated for their efforts
Copyright is a _________________ - Answers - limited monopoly
Patents - Answers - protection for inventions, designs, and discoveries; most difficult IP
protection and lasts for 20 years; greatest degree of protection
Trademarks - Answers - any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof
used to identify products or services and to distinguish them from those manufactured
or sold by others; lasts indefinitely
Trade Secrets - Answers - any business information that is kept secret and gives a
business a competitive advantage; lasts as long as the secret is kept
1710 - Answers - Statute of Anne; passed by English Parliament; 14 years plus 14-year
physical renewal if the author was still alive; only rights were reproduction and
distribution of books
1787 - Answers - James Madison added a provision "to secure to literary authors their
copyrights for a limited time" to the US Constitution
1790 - Answers - Copyright Act of 1790; passed by US Congress; 14 years plus 14-year
physical renewal regardless of whether author was still alive; protected charts, maps,
and books
1831 - Answers - Copyright Act of 1831; passed by US Congress; 28 years plus 14-year
physical renewal that could be captured by the author's widow/descendants; applied to
musical compositions
1886 - Answers - Berne Convention was created to apply copyright protection
internationally
1909 - Answers - Copyright Act of 1909; passed by US Congress; 28 years plus 28-year
physical renewal to be recaptured by author or widow/descendants; protected all
copyrighted material only if registered with Copyright Office and included copyright
notice; created Compulsory Mechanical License
Musical Work Copyrights - Answers - contain 2 copyrights; musical composition
copyright and sound recording copyright; established with 1909 Copyright Act
1914 - Answers - ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers)
was created in response to 1909 Act by John Phillip Sousa
