Vale Bought a New CD with Favorite Christmas Music on It

Multiple Choice

Vale bought a new CD with favorite Christmas music on it and promptly proceeded to copy it for 15 friends,including Brio,and provided it free of charge.Unknown to Vale,Brio's brother,Chris,was a member of the band.When he found out how Brio got the disk,he angrily called Vale with accusations of copyright infringement.Is Chris correct that Vale is guilty of copyright infringement?

A) It is unlikely that Vale is guilty of copyright infringement because of the fair use doctrine.
B) It is unlikely that Vale is guilty of copyright infringement because of the merger doctrine.
C) It is unlikely that Vale is guilty of copyright infringement because friends were not charged for the copies and the CD was not mass produced.
D) It is likely that Vale would be found guilty of copyright infringement.