Question 1

Intellectual property is a unique product of the human intellect that

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A)  has commercial value. 
B)  can be reproduced digitally. 
C)  has been produced on paper. 
D)  can be performed in public. 
E)  cannot be understood by anyone other than the creator. 
A)  has commercial value. 
B)  can be reproduced digitally. 
C)  has been produced on paper. 
D)  can be performed in public. 
E)  cannot be understood by anyone other than the creator. A

Question 2

After the RIAA sued Napster,

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A)  the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Napster. 
B)  Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that legalized file sharing. 
C)  Congress made peer-to-peer networks illegal. 
D)  Napster renamed itself KaZaA. 
E)  Napster went off-line. 
A)  the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Napster. 
B)  Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that legalized file sharing. 
C)  Congress made peer-to-peer networks illegal. 
D)  Napster renamed itself KaZaA. 
E)  Napster went off-line. E

Question 3

Google Books is

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A)  an effort to scan millions of books and make all their words searchable. 
B)  an effort to gain copyrights on millions of books in the public domain. 
C)  a book reader designed to compete with the Kindle. 
D)  an online store competing with Amazon.com. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  an effort to scan millions of books and make all their words searchable. 
B)  an effort to gain copyrights on millions of books in the public domain. 
C)  a book reader designed to compete with the Kindle. 
D)  an online store competing with Amazon.com. 
E)  None of the above A

Question 4

In Authors Guild v. Google, a US District Court judge ruled that Google's project to scan millions of copyrighted books was a fair use of copyrighted books because

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A)  it is an example of time shifting. 
B)  it is an example of space shifting. 
C)  Google pledged to give all of the profits to charity. 
D)  the project represents a highly transformative use of the copyrighted material. 
E)  all of the copyrights will eventually expire, but the database will last for centuries. 
A)  it is an example of time shifting. 
B)  it is an example of space shifting. 
C)  Google pledged to give all of the profits to charity. 
D)  the project represents a highly transformative use of the copyrighted material. 
E)  all of the copyrights will eventually expire, but the database will last for centuries.

Question 5

Which philosopher argued in The Second Treatise of Government that people have a natural right to property?

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A)  Jeremy Bentham 
B)  Immanuel Kant 
C)  John Locke 
D)  John Stuart Mill 
E)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
A)  Jeremy Bentham 
B)  Immanuel Kant 
C)  John Locke 
D)  John Stuart Mill 
E)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 6

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sony v. Universal City Studios established the concept of

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A)  fair use. 
B)  intellectual property protection for movies. 
C)  licensing fees for videotapes. 
D)  space shifting. 
E)  time shifting. 
A)  fair use. 
B)  intellectual property protection for movies. 
C)  licensing fees for videotapes. 
D)  space shifting. 
E)  time shifting.

Question 7

The value of intellectual property is recognized

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A)  in the Constitution of the United States. 
B)  in the free market. 
C)  in legislation passed by the U.S. Congress. 
D)  through court decisions. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  in the Constitution of the United States. 
B)  in the free market. 
C)  in legislation passed by the U.S. Congress. 
D)  through court decisions. 
E)  All of the above

Question 8

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit in RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc. established the concept of

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A)  fair use. 
B)  intellectual property protection for movies. 
C)  licensing fees for videotapes. 
D)  space shifting. 
E)  time shifting. 
A)  fair use. 
B)  intellectual property protection for movies. 
C)  licensing fees for videotapes. 
D)  space shifting. 
E)  time shifting.

Question 9

Apple's digital rights management system called FairPlay prevented

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A)  songs from being played on more than five computers. 
B)  songs from being copied onto CDs more than seven times. 
C)  music purchased from the iTunes Store from playing on non-Apple MP3 players. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  songs from being played on more than five computers. 
B)  songs from being copied onto CDs more than seven times. 
C)  music purchased from the iTunes Store from playing on non-Apple MP3 players. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

Sometimes it is legal to reproduce a copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright holder. These circumstances are called

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A)  fair use. 
B)  noncommercial use. 
C)  piracy. 
D)  public domain. 
E)  reciprocity. 
A)  fair use. 
B)  noncommercial use. 
C)  piracy. 
D)  public domain. 
E)  reciprocity.

Question 11

Compared with other peer-to-peer networks, BitTorrent takes advantage of the fact that broadband Internet connections

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A)  continue to drop in price. 
B)  are immune from surveillance by the police. 
C)  provide higher speeds for downloading than for uploading. 
D)  have become the standard in most homes in the United States. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  continue to drop in price. 
B)  are immune from surveillance by the police. 
C)  provide higher speeds for downloading than for uploading. 
D)  have become the standard in most homes in the United States. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 12

The court's ruling in Apple Computer v. Franklin Computer Corp. established that

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A)  computer hardware can be patented. 
B)  computer software can be copyrighted. 
C)  object programs can be copyrighted. 
D)  the "look and feel" of a computer program can be patented. 
E)  Apple Computer could not patent its desktop icons. 
A)  computer hardware can be patented. 
B)  computer software can be copyrighted. 
C)  object programs can be copyrighted. 
D)  the "look and feel" of a computer program can be patented. 
E)  Apple Computer could not patent its desktop icons.

Question 13

The proper noun "Kleenex" is protected

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A)  as a trade secret. 
B)  with a trademark. 
C)  with a patent. 
D)  with a copyright. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  as a trade secret. 
B)  with a trademark. 
C)  with a patent. 
D)  with a copyright. 
E)  All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following rights is not a right of a copyright holder?

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A)  The right to reproduce the copyrighted work. 
B)  The right to distribute the work to the public. 
C)  The right to perform the work in public. 
D)  The right to prevent others from producing competitive works. 
E)  The right to produce new works derived from the copyrighted work. 
A)  The right to reproduce the copyrighted work. 
B)  The right to distribute the work to the public. 
C)  The right to perform the work in public. 
D)  The right to prevent others from producing competitive works. 
E)  The right to produce new works derived from the copyrighted work.

Question 15

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit in Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corporation established that the display of thumbnail images by a search engine

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A)  is a fair use of those images. 
B)  is not a fair use of those images. 
C)  is an unfair use of network bandwidth. 
D)  is an illegal attempt to circumvent Web filters. 
E)  is legal, even when the original images are pornographic. 
A)  is a fair use of those images. 
B)  is not a fair use of those images. 
C)  is an unfair use of network bandwidth. 
D)  is an illegal attempt to circumvent Web filters. 
E)  is legal, even when the original images are pornographic.

Question 16

The Linux operating system is an example of

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A)  free-market software. 
B)  open-source software. 
C)  pirated software. 
D)  proprietary software. 
E)  unreliable software. 
A)  free-market software. 
B)  open-source software. 
C)  pirated software. 
D)  proprietary software. 
E)  unreliable software.

Question 17

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is controversial, in part, because

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A)  it lengthens copyright protection to 1,000 years. 
B)  it makes it illegal for consumers to circumvent encryption placed on digital media. 
C)  it adds a new federal tax to all CDs and DVDs. 
D)  it requires music streaming services to register with the US Copyright Office. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  it lengthens copyright protection to 1,000 years. 
B)  it makes it illegal for consumers to circumvent encryption placed on digital media. 
C)  it adds a new federal tax to all CDs and DVDs. 
D)  it requires music streaming services to register with the US Copyright Office. 
E)  All of the above

Question 18

Since the first Copyright Act was passed in 1790

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A)  Congress has repeatedly increased the number of years of copyright protection. 
B)  Congress has made more kinds of intellectual property protected under copyright. 
C)  Congress has attempted to reconcile American copyright law with European copyright law. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Congress has repeatedly increased the number of years of copyright protection. 
B)  Congress has made more kinds of intellectual property protected under copyright. 
C)  Congress has attempted to reconcile American copyright law with European copyright law. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 19

Suppose you buy a Microsoft game at the bookstore. Under current U.S. law, which of the following actions is illegal?

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A)  Copying it onto a CD to give or sell to someone else. 
B)  Preloading it onto the hard disk of a computer being sold. 
C)  Distributing it over the Internet. 
D)  All of the above are illegal. 
E)  None of the above is illegal. 
A)  Copying it onto a CD to give or sell to someone else. 
B)  Preloading it onto the hard disk of a computer being sold. 
C)  Distributing it over the Internet. 
D)  All of the above are illegal. 
E)  None of the above is illegal.

Question 20

In 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment made headlines by

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A)  purchasing the publishing rights to the Beatles' songs from Michael Jackson. 
B)  purchasing the iTunes Store from Apple. 
C)  announcing they would begin shipping CDs without digital rights management. 
D)  shipping CDs that would only play on devices manufactured by Sony. 
E)  shipping CDs that secretly installed a rootkit on Windows computers. 
A)  purchasing the publishing rights to the Beatles' songs from Michael Jackson. 
B)  purchasing the iTunes Store from Apple. 
C)  announcing they would begin shipping CDs without digital rights management. 
D)  shipping CDs that would only play on devices manufactured by Sony. 
E)  shipping CDs that secretly installed a rootkit on Windows computers.

Intellectual property is a unique product of the human intellect that

After the RIAA sued Napster,

Google Books is

In Authors Guild v. Google, a US District Court judge ruled that Google's project to scan millions of copyrighted books was a fair use of copyrighted books because

Which philosopher argued in The Second Treatise of Government that people have a natural right to property?

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sony v. Universal City Studios established the concept of

The value of intellectual property is recognized

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit in RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc. established the concept of

Apple's digital rights management system called FairPlay prevented

Sometimes it is legal to reproduce a copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright holder. These circumstances are called

Compared with other peer-to-peer networks, BitTorrent takes advantage of the fact that broadband Internet connections

The court's ruling in Apple Computer v. Franklin Computer Corp. established that

The proper noun "Kleenex" is protected

Which of the following rights is not a right of a copyright holder?

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit in Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corporation established that the display of thumbnail images by a search engine

The Linux operating system is an example of

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is controversial, in part, because

Since the first Copyright Act was passed in 1790

Suppose you buy a Microsoft game at the bookstore. Under current U.S. law, which of the following actions is illegal?

In 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment made headlines by

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Exam 4: Intellectual Property

Intellectual property is a unique product of the human intellect that

After the RIAA sued Napster,

Google Books is

In Authors Guild v. Google, a US District Court judge ruled that Google's project to scan millions of copyrighted books was a fair use of copyrighted books because

Which philosopher argued in The Second Treatise of Government that people have a natural right to property?

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sony v. Universal City Studios established the concept of

The value of intellectual property is recognized

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit in RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc. established the concept of

Apple's digital rights management system called FairPlay prevented

Sometimes it is legal to reproduce a copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright holder. These circumstances are called

Compared with other peer-to-peer networks, BitTorrent takes advantage of the fact that broadband Internet connections

The court's ruling in Apple Computer v. Franklin Computer Corp. established that

The proper noun "Kleenex" is protected

Which of the following rights is not a right of a copyright holder?

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit in Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corporation established that the display of thumbnail images by a search engine

The Linux operating system is an example of

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is controversial, in part, because

Since the first Copyright Act was passed in 1790

Suppose you buy a Microsoft game at the bookstore. Under current U.S. law, which of the following actions is illegal?

In 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment made headlines by

Catalysts for Change

Introduction to Ethics

Networked Communications

Information Privacy

Privacy and the Government

Computer and Network Security

Computer Reliability

Professional Ethics

Work and Wealth

Filters