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The Berne Convention requires member countries to protection copyright for at least:

Life of the author + 50 years

The USPTO is responsible for:

Granting patents and registering trademark

What year did the U.S. officially join the Berne Convention?

1989

The Copyright Act of 1909 defined protected works as:

All writings of the author

Which of the following statements best describes the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988?

It eliminated most formalities for protection

Which of the following was a reason the U.S. delayed joining the Berne Convention?

U.S. copyright law required certain formalities such as copyright notice and copyright registration

The term of a utility patent lasts for:

20 years from filing date

Which law removed the renewal requirement for works still protected under the 1909 Act?

Copyright Renewal Act

There is no such thing as a:

worldwide patent

A copyright protects:

Original creative works fixed in a tangible medium

The right of publicity protects a person’s:

Name, likeness, or voice

Under the 1790 Copyright Act, which of the following was protected?

Books, maps, and charts

The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016:

Provided federal protection for trade secret theft

The U.S. Courts of Appeal are sometimes referred to as:

The Circuit Courts

Which of the following is NOT required to register a copyright?

Copyright notice

Trade secrets are protected:

Indefinitely, as long as secrecy is maintained

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for protection under the 1976 Act?

publication

Which of the following is NOT a type of intellectual property?

Real property

Which court is the trial level in the federal system?

District Court

A patent is a government grant that gives the inventor:

The exclusive right to prohibit others from making, using, selling, or importing the invention

The symbol © indicates protection for:

Copyrighted works

A trade secret might include:

Customer lists and formulas

Which of the following is a benefit of obtaining a patent?

Deter others from entering a market and attract investors

The symbol ® is used to indicate:

A federally registered trademark

Which of the following is a benefit of registration but not a requirement for protection?

Ability to file an infringement claim in federal court

What year was the first U.S. Copyright Act enacted?

1790

Intellectual property primarily protects:

creations of the mind

Which of the following could be protected by a trademark?

A brand logo, sound, or color

The mandatory deposit requirement (17 U.S.C. §407) requires submission of:

Two copies of the best edition of the work

Which division of the Copyright Office registers claims and issues certificates?

Registration Program

Which law is considered the first copyright law in the world?

The Statute of Anne

Copyright protection begins when:

The work is fixed in a tangible medium of expression

Which of the following is NOT required for a patent to be granted?

Registration of a trademark

One of the effects of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998 was:

Created safe-harbor provisions for online service providers, protecting them from copyright infringement liability

Failure to maintain confidentiality of a trade secret—such as neglecting NDAs or secure storage—results in:

Loss of trade secret protection

Which law increased the duration of protection for works created under the Copyright Act of 1976?

Copyright Term Extension Act

The party who initiates a lawsuit is known as the:

plaintiff

Today, the Copyright Act of 1976 protects works for:

Life of author + 70 years

When first enacted, the Copyright Act of 1976 protected works for:

Life of author + 50 years

A trademark differs from a copyright because it:

Identifies the source of goods or services

A design patent protects:

The ornamental appearance of a product

The Copyright Act of 1831 was the first to protect what type of work?

Musical works

In New York Times Co. v. Tasini, the Court held that:

Publishers did not have the right to include the individual articles written by freelance writers in online databases

What did the Court hold in Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone?

Facts are not copyrightable, but creative compilations may be

What does “fixation” mean under copyright law?

A work must be in a tangible medium so it can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated

In Ulloa v. Universal, why was Ulloa not considered a joint author with Jay-Z?

There was no evidence that Jay-Z intended to jointly create a work with Ulloa

The Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid (CCNV) case addressed:

Whether the Reid was an independent contractor or an employee

Under 17 U.S.C. §201(b), in a work made for hire, the author is:

The employer or hiring party

A sound recording is defined as:

The fixation of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds 

The White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co. case dealt with:

Whether piano rolls were "copies" of sheet music

Duration of protection for a work made for hire is:

95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever expires first

The Baker v. Selden decision held that:

Ideas and systems are not copyrightable, only their expression may be

What impact did the ruling in White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co. (1908) have on the 1909 Copyright Act?

It led Congress to revise the law by creating the first compulsory mechanical license.

The Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid (1989) case established:

A 12-factor test for determining whether a person is an employee or an independent contractor

In Childress v. Taylor, the court ruled that:

Taylor was not a joint author because she only contributed ideas and research

A specially ordered or commissioned work must be:

In writing and fall within one of nine statutory categories

Joint authorship requires:

Copyrightable contributions plus intent to merge into a unitary whole

Motion pictures are defined as:

Audiovisual works that impart an impression of motion

In Papa’s June Music, Inc. v. McLean, the court held that:

McLean and Connick were equal joint owners of the work because they lacked a written agreement specifying otherwise

The two categories of works made for hire are:

Works created within the scope of employment and specially ordered or commissioned works

Which of the following is NOT one of the nine statutory categories of specially ordered or commissioned works?

A sound recording

Under 17 U.S.C. §101, what distinguishes a copy from a phonorecord?

A copy is a material object in which a work may be fixed; while a phonorecord is a material object embodying a sound recording.

Which of the following became the eighth category of copyrightable works in 1990?

Architectural works

Under 17 U.S.C. §201(a), copyright initially vests in:

The author or authors of the work

To determine if a joint work exists, courts consider:

Conduct of the contributors, and quality and quantity of their contributions

Which case established the modern standard for “originality” in copyright law?

Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone 

Copyright ownership arises upon:

Creation of an original work

The case Baker v. Selden is significant because it established:

The idea/expression dichotomy

Why did Congress choose not to define “works of authorship” in the 1976 Act?

To give courts flexibility to adapt to new technologies

A new derivative created based on two pre-existing works

A work prepared by two or more authors with the intention that their contributions be merged into inseparable or interdependent parts of a unitary whole

According to 17 U.S.C. §102, copyright protection subsists in:

Original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression

What was the result of White-Smith Music Publishing v. Apollo?

Piano rolls were not deemed to be copies because they could not be visually perceived

Which of the following is NOT one of the eight categories of copyrightable works under 17 U.S.C. §102(a)?

Computer programs

Under 17 U.S.C. §201(a), the initial owner of copyright is the:

Author

Under copyright law, either author of a joint work may:

Grant a non-exclusive license but must account to the other author for any profits received as a result of the grant

In Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid (CCNV), the Court held:

The sculpture was not a work made for hire because there was no written agreement and the sculpture did not fit into one of the nine statutory categories

Under 17 U.S.C. §105, works created by federal employees as part of their job duties:

Are not eligible for copyright protection

A dramatic work is defined as one that:

Tells a story by means of dialogue or acting and is intended to be performed

A musical work includes:

Melody and any accompanying words

The Copyright Renewal Act of 1992 made renewal:

Automatic for works published between 1964 and 1977

Works published between 1964 and 1977 are protected for:

An initial term of 28 years and a renewal term of 67 years (automatically renewed)

The Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 eliminated which requirement?

Copyright notice and registration as a condition of copyright protection

The licensor in a mechanical license is typically the:

music publisher

A performance license granted under 17 USC 106(4) allows the:

Public performance of a musical composition

Works created before January 1, 1978 and published between 1978–2002 are protected for:

Life of the author + 70 years or until 2047, whichever expires later

The purpose of copyright termination rights is to:

Allow authors to regain ownership in works previously transferred to another party

A performance license granted under 17 USC 106(6) allows the:

Public performance of a sound recording

Duration for anonymous and pseudonymous works is:

95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever expires first

Under the Copyright Act of 1909, published works were protected for:

28 year initial period, renewable for an additional 28 years

Under 17 U.S.C. §203, termination applies to:

Works transferred on or after January 1, 1978

Performance licenses for musical compositions are generally issued by:

Performance Rights Organizations

Under copyright law, divisibility means:

Each of the exclusive rights can be transferred or licensed separately.

Under 17 U.S.C. §304, termination applies to:

Works transferred before January 1, 1978

Copyright termination refers to:

Terminating a grant or transfer so rights revert to the author

The licensee in a mechanical license is typically the:

record label

The compulsory mechanical license does NOT apply to:

Audiovisual works

Works published before 1930 entered the public domain:

On January 1, 2025

The grand rights license is used when:

A musical work is performed as part of a dramatic work (e.g., opera or musical theater).

The termination window for works transferred on or after January 1, 1978 begins:

35 years from the date of execution of the grant (if the grant does not include the right of publication)

A synchronization (“synch”) license grants:

The right to reproduce and distribute a musical composition in an audiovisual recording.