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| 1. What are the five exclusive rights of the copyright owner? |
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The right to Reproduce the work
The right to Perform the work publicly
To Display the work publicly
The right to make Derivatives of the work
The right to Distribute copies of the work |
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| 2. What is the duration of copyright for an individual? For joint authors? For a company? |
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| Life plus 70 years, from creation-120 |
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| When a work is made tangible |
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| Released to public for sale |
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| 5. When is a work considered fixed? |
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| A new work based on a pre existing work |
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| 7. Explain the difference between a compilation and a collective work. |
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Compilation: Collection of non-copyrightable work
Collective Work: Selection of copyrightable works |
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| 8. What things are not protected by copyright? |
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| 11. What are moral rights? To what type of works do they apply? Which Act gave these rights to U.S. authors? |
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| Moral rights: integrity, and attribution or paternity (right to have your name associated with the work) |
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| 14. Why is it necessary to understand the Copyright Act of 1909? What are some of its limitations? |
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| Limits of 1909: No moral rights, registration had to be renewed, copyright is los if author name is missing |
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| 16. Absent a collaboration agreement, what are the rights of joint authors? How do you determine joint authorship? |
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| Joint Authors: Equal rights and equal ownership (must intend to be a Joint author, must contribute copyrightable subject matter) |
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| 18. What is Fair Use? How is it determined? What are some examples of fair use? |
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| Commentary, criticism, illustration, news reporting, teaching, research, scholarship, parody, governmental/judicial proceedings |
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| 20. How can a copyright become subject to an involuntary transfer? |
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| Involuntary Transfer: Death, Divorce, Default, and Bankruptcy |
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Parody- Roy Orbison's publisher, Acuff-Rose Music Inc, had sued 2 Live Crew
for pretty women
Teaching- Playing a song or movie to teach students
News reporting- a movie is in the news for a certain scene. |
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