Exam 12: Intellectual Property

Which of the following may be protected by copyright

The law does not give copyright protection to words and phrases,including advertising slogans and titles of books,movies,and television programs.These lack sufficient originality to qualify for copyright protection.However,a trademark can protect these creations.

The United States joined the Berne Convention in 1886 when many other countries agreed to the international copyright treaty.

The federal trademark law is called the Eldred Act.

Trademark law does not protect Internet domain names.

On its newscasts and without permission,a radio station reads stories from the local daily newspaper's front page.The paper likely will be successful suing for

A trademark is a word,name,symbol,or design used to identify a company's goods.

Kim is a freelance journalist who writes a story about river pollution.Kim's copyright on the story will last for

Generic words are eligible for trademark protection.

Which of the following was Congress' attempt to integrate the Internet and other digital media more squarely into U.S.copyright law?

Explain the significance/basic outcome of the Supreme Court's Aereo decision (2014).

Which of the following is the backbone of U.S.Copyright law:

Which of the following marks is the most distinct and therefore most likely to receive trademark protection:

Transformative use is one of the primary defenses used today when arguing fair use.Transformative use is generally fair use if the answer to two questions is "yes"-what are those two questions?

A work must be published and distributed to have copyright protection.

A word,name,or symbol must be distinctive to be eligible for a trademark.

Define the Transmit Clause (part of the 1976 Copyright Act).

The most distinctive category of trademarks is

The U.S.Supreme Court has listed a number of factors for courts to consider in determining whether a person acted as an employee so that the works were made for hire.List at least 3 of the 6 factors.