COPYRIGHT LAW FINAL HOLT MBU 2520
What is the difference between copyright ownership and copyright registration? -
Answers - Copyright registration provides protection that copyright ownership doesn't
The Copyright Renewal Act of 1992 amended the law and made
renewal automatic for which of the following works? - Answers - Works created from
1964 to 1977
Which of the following has not always been protected by copyright and still has less
protection than other works? - Answers - Sound Recordings
If a work is created as a work made for hire in 1990, the termination of
transfer by the work's author will occur in:
2025, 2046, 2013, none of the above - Answers - None of the above
T/F? If Drake sang a song he did not write/produce & it got millions of plays on FM
radio, he would not be paid for the spins - Answers - True
If the choir at Big Church wishes to create slides containing song lyrics
for display to congregation during service, which rights are implicated? - Answers -
display right is
implicated, as well as
the reproduction right
Works made for hire have a term of copyright protection that lasts: - Answers - 95yr from
work's 1st pub or 120yr from work's creation, whichever expires 1st
1976 @Act allowed for teaching exceptions under sec.10. Did it allow teachers to use
works for long distance learning? - Answers - Yes, if certain conditions were met
Clause that guarantees record company reduced
mechanical license rates for artist's songs - Answers - Controlled
Composition
Clause
Which of the following organizations lobbied in favor the
"Fairness in Music Licensing Act? - Answers - The National Restaurant Association
T/F? Eldred v. Ashcroft is SC case that decided the Sonny Bono Term Extension was
constitutional. - Answers - True
T/F? Expert witnesses in copyright infringement lawsuits tend to confuse juries and are
not always helpful? - Answers - True
T/F? Only 50% of works published before 1978 were renewed. - Answers - False
What is the difference between copyright ownership and copyright registration? -
Answers - Copyright registration provides protection that copyright ownership doesn't
The Copyright Renewal Act of 1992 amended the law and made
renewal automatic for which of the following works? - Answers - Works created from
1964 to 1977
Which of the following has not always been protected by copyright and still has less
protection than other works? - Answers - Sound Recordings
If a work is created as a work made for hire in 1990, the termination of
transfer by the work's author will occur in:
2025, 2046, 2013, none of the above - Answers - None of the above
T/F? If Drake sang a song he did not write/produce & it got millions of plays on FM
radio, he would not be paid for the spins - Answers - True
If the choir at Big Church wishes to create slides containing song lyrics
for display to congregation during service, which rights are implicated? - Answers -
display right is
implicated, as well as
the reproduction right
Works made for hire have a term of copyright protection that lasts: - Answers - 95yr from
work's 1st pub or 120yr from work's creation, whichever expires 1st
1976 @Act allowed for teaching exceptions under sec.10. Did it allow teachers to use
works for long distance learning? - Answers - Yes, if certain conditions were met
Clause that guarantees record company reduced
mechanical license rates for artist's songs - Answers - Controlled
Composition
Clause
Which of the following organizations lobbied in favor the
"Fairness in Music Licensing Act? - Answers - The National Restaurant Association
T/F? Eldred v. Ashcroft is SC case that decided the Sonny Bono Term Extension was
constitutional. - Answers - True
T/F? Expert witnesses in copyright infringement lawsuits tend to confuse juries and are
not always helpful? - Answers - True
T/F? Only 50% of works published before 1978 were renewed. - Answers - False
