True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Copyright owners have numerous rights to ensure
their works are fully protected from unauthorized copying, reproduction, performance, distribution,
and the like.
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2.
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Only the author of a copyrighted work may
authorize another to prepare another work based on it or derived from it.
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3.
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Once a writer such as Dan Brown has sold a
novel, the buyer or new owner may thereafter sell, lend, or dispose of it.
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4.
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The first sale doctrine does not apply to
certain computer programs; thus, most computer programs are leased rather than
sold.
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5.
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Reading another’s poem aloud on the
Today show is a performance of the poem and may constitute copyright infringement if
permission for such performance has not been granted.
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6.
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Reading another’s poem aloud during a
small family reunion is a public performance and would constitute copyright
infringement.
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7.
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An owner of Microsoft Office may make a backup
copy of the program.
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8.
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A museum has inadvertently displayed a famous
painting in such a way that it has been slightly faded by sunlight. Such is a violation of the
artist’s right of integrity.
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9.
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Showing the film The Passion of the Christ
at your local church is permissible under certain statutory exceptions that allow public
performances for religious organizations.
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Essay
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10.
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Why do some authors allow or fail to prohibit
fan fiction? What copyright right of the author is violated by fan fiction?
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11.
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The ____________ doctrine allows authors of
works of fine art to share in the later appreciation of the value of their works.
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12.
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Discuss why Shania Twain cannot sing
another’s song at one of her concerts but may sing the song at a family birthday
party.
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13.
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What does it mean to say that there are two
separate copyright rights in music?
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14.
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Identify three types of performances that, by
statutory exception, do not violate a copyright owner’s right to publicly perform his or her
work.
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15.
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When you play your radio at the beach, is this a
copyright violation of the artists’ right to perform their works publicly?
Discuss.
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16.
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Your local Italian restaurant plays the radio
during the dinner hours. Is this a copyright violation? Discuss.
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17.
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An organization that issues licenses to others
to allow them to play copyrighted music and remits license fees to the copyright owners (for example,
ASCAP and BMI) is called a ___________.
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18.
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How do performing rights societies help
copyright owners?
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19.
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How can a public library avoid liability for
copyright infringement by its patrons who might want to photocopy copyrighted books or
articles?
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20.
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The right of artists to protect their honor and
reputation is called ________________.
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21.
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Joan, a famous artist, has the right to be known
as the painter of her work The Camellias. This right is known as the right of attribution.
Joan’s right to ensure that The Camellias is not mutilated is known as the
______________.
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22.
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How long do an artist’s moral rights
endure?
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23.
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An arrangement by which license fees are set by
statute, allowing one to distribute a copyrighted sound recording so long as the statutorily set fee
is paid to the Copyright office is called a ___________.
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24.
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Why may students in a college drama class
perform a copyrighted play?
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