Chapter 43
Intellectual Property, Computers and The Law:
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1. The New York Times v. Tasini case involved a question of patent law.
a. True
b. False

2. A copyright is personal property and can be sold or transferred.
a. True
b. False

3. An author of a novel who fails to register the work with the Library of Congress cannot take any legal action for copyright infringement.
a. True
b. False

4. A college professor who distributes copies of a copyrighted journal article without permission from the journal, would be violating the federal Copyright Act.
a. True
b. False

5. Trademarks must be affixed to goods.
a. True
b. False

6. Filing a patent in the United States makes it automatically valid in most other countries.
a. True
b. False

7. Economic espionage is a violation of federal law.
a. True
b. False

8. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act gives protection to internet service providers in cases of copyright infringement.
a. True
b. False

9. The Hobbs Act is the federal law that protects trademarks.
a. True
b. False

10. Cybersquatting occurs when someone hacks another person's website.
a. True
b. False

11. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it illegal to:
a. copy computer programs.
b. delete copyright information.
c. develop certain types of computer programs.
d. copy computer chips.

12. The government grants a copyright:
a. for 70 years.
b. while the material is in print.
c. for 17 years.
d. for life of the author plus 70 years.

13. When a trademark becomes a generic term, the trademark holder:
a. must renew the name with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
b. can sue anyone who continues to use the trademark in an infringement action.
c. loses trademark protection.
d. loses common law rights, but can still enforce the trademark under federal law.

14. To recover damages for copyright infringement, the copyright:
a. must be registered within 3 months of publication.
b. must be registered within 60 months of publication.
c. must be registered within 1 year of publication.
d. need not be registered.

15. In Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. 2 Live Crew's use of "Pretty Woman" was held to be:
a. copyright infringement.
b. fair use.
c. infringement, but no damages were proven.
d. None of the above.



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