LML4806 ASSIGNMENT 1 STUDY GUIDE
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Part 1: Foundational Concepts and Sources of IP Law
1. What does the term "Intellectual Property" (IP) fundamentally refer to?
A) Physical assets like land and buildings
B) Legal rights protecting creations of the mind
C) Financial instruments and stocks
D) Tangible business products
2. Which South African statute is the primary source for copyright law?
A) The Trademarks Act 194 of 1993
B) The Patents Act 57 of 1978
C) The Copyright Act 98 of 1978
D) The Designs Act 195 of 1993
3. The purpose of IP law is best described as:
A) To restrict the free flow of information
B) To grant permanent monopolies on all ideas
C) To strike a balance between rewarding creators and benefiting the public
D) To protect only the interests of large corporations
4. Which international agreement established the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)?
A) The Paris Convention
B) The Berne Convention
C) The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
(1967)
D) The TRIPS Agreement
5. The TRIPS Agreement is administered by:
A) The World Trade Organization (WTO)
,B) The United Nations (UN)
C) The African Union (AU)
D) The Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Part 2: Copyright Law
6. Copyright protection arises:
A) Upon registration with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
(CIPC)
B) Automatically upon the creation of an original work
C) Only after publication with a copyright notice
D) After a mandatory waiting period
7. Which of these is NOT a category of work protected by the Copyright Act?
A) Literary works
B) Musical works
C) Artistic works
D) An idea for a novel
8. The standard requirement for a work to qualify for copyright protection is:
A) Novelty and inventiveness
B) Originality and material form
C) Commercial value and utility
D) Aesthetic appeal and non-obviousness
9. The owner of the copyright in a literary work created by an employee in the
course of their employment is typically:
A) The employee
B) The employer
C) The government
D) It is in the public domain
10. The term of copyright for literary works in South Africa is:
A) The life of the author plus 50 years
B) 25 years from creation
C) The life of the author only
D) 50 years from publication
, 11. What does the "reproduction" of a work entail in copyright law?
A) Only making identical copies
B) Making a material copy in any manner or form
C) Only copying for commercial purposes
D) Memorizing the work
12. The "fair dealing" exception allows for the use of a copyrighted work
without permission for purposes such as:
A) Commercial resale
B) Research, private study, and criticism
C) Creating a competing product
D) Any use that is not profitable
13. In the case of University of London Press Ltd v University Tutorial Press
Ltd, what was the key finding regarding a "literary work"?
A) It must have high literary merit.
B) It can include exam papers, as it is the expression of thought that is protected.
C) It must be published as a book.
D) It only protects fictional stories.
14. Moral rights protect:
A) The economic interests of the copyright owner
B) The author's non-economic interests, like paternity and integrity
C) The publisher's right to distribute
D) The right to receive royalties
15. Which of these would be considered an adaptation of a literary work?
A) Photocopying a book
B) Translating the book into another language
C) Selling the book in a store
D) Reading the book aloud
16. Computer programs are protected in South Africa as:
A) Patents
B) Trademarks
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
Part 1: Foundational Concepts and Sources of IP Law
1. What does the term "Intellectual Property" (IP) fundamentally refer to?
A) Physical assets like land and buildings
B) Legal rights protecting creations of the mind
C) Financial instruments and stocks
D) Tangible business products
2. Which South African statute is the primary source for copyright law?
A) The Trademarks Act 194 of 1993
B) The Patents Act 57 of 1978
C) The Copyright Act 98 of 1978
D) The Designs Act 195 of 1993
3. The purpose of IP law is best described as:
A) To restrict the free flow of information
B) To grant permanent monopolies on all ideas
C) To strike a balance between rewarding creators and benefiting the public
D) To protect only the interests of large corporations
4. Which international agreement established the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)?
A) The Paris Convention
B) The Berne Convention
C) The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
(1967)
D) The TRIPS Agreement
5. The TRIPS Agreement is administered by:
A) The World Trade Organization (WTO)
,B) The United Nations (UN)
C) The African Union (AU)
D) The Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Part 2: Copyright Law
6. Copyright protection arises:
A) Upon registration with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
(CIPC)
B) Automatically upon the creation of an original work
C) Only after publication with a copyright notice
D) After a mandatory waiting period
7. Which of these is NOT a category of work protected by the Copyright Act?
A) Literary works
B) Musical works
C) Artistic works
D) An idea for a novel
8. The standard requirement for a work to qualify for copyright protection is:
A) Novelty and inventiveness
B) Originality and material form
C) Commercial value and utility
D) Aesthetic appeal and non-obviousness
9. The owner of the copyright in a literary work created by an employee in the
course of their employment is typically:
A) The employee
B) The employer
C) The government
D) It is in the public domain
10. The term of copyright for literary works in South Africa is:
A) The life of the author plus 50 years
B) 25 years from creation
C) The life of the author only
D) 50 years from publication
, 11. What does the "reproduction" of a work entail in copyright law?
A) Only making identical copies
B) Making a material copy in any manner or form
C) Only copying for commercial purposes
D) Memorizing the work
12. The "fair dealing" exception allows for the use of a copyrighted work
without permission for purposes such as:
A) Commercial resale
B) Research, private study, and criticism
C) Creating a competing product
D) Any use that is not profitable
13. In the case of University of London Press Ltd v University Tutorial Press
Ltd, what was the key finding regarding a "literary work"?
A) It must have high literary merit.
B) It can include exam papers, as it is the expression of thought that is protected.
C) It must be published as a book.
D) It only protects fictional stories.
14. Moral rights protect:
A) The economic interests of the copyright owner
B) The author's non-economic interests, like paternity and integrity
C) The publisher's right to distribute
D) The right to receive royalties
15. Which of these would be considered an adaptation of a literary work?
A) Photocopying a book
B) Translating the book into another language
C) Selling the book in a store
D) Reading the book aloud
16. Computer programs are protected in South Africa as:
A) Patents
B) Trademarks
