Intellectual Property Law

Chapter 15 Internet Resources Solutions

1. Access the website for the Copyright Office.

a. Search the Copyright Office records for Document No. V3507D621. What
is this registration for?
The registration is for Ranger Comanche 522 VX & 1 other
title, vessel hull designs.

b. Review Chapter 7 of the Compendium. What is an app?
Section 722 provides that an app is a computer program that is
used directly or indirectly in a computer or handheld
electronic device.

2. Access Amazon’s website. Search for “Kindle Store Terms of Use.” Review
Paragraph 1, “Kindle Content.”

a. Is Kindle content licensed or sold to you?
The content is licensed.

b. May you sell any Kindle content to another?
No. Sales are forbidden by the terms of use.

3. Access the site www.grokster.com. What notice are you given?
The site provides this notice: “The United States Supreme Court
unanimously confirmed that using this service to trade copyrighted
material is illegal.”

4. Review the U.S. Trade Representative’s Special 301 Report for 2015.

a. What is the overall or general piracy rate in Argentina?
The report states that the piracy rate approaches 100 percent
in several content areas.

b. What is the rate of unlicensed software use in Turkey?
The rate of unlicensed software use in Turkey is 60 percent.

5. Access Instagram’s website. To whom would you direct a DMCA takedown
notice if you wished content to be removed from Instagram?
Copyright Agent, c/o Instagram
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Email: ip@instagram.com
(650) 384-2250