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statute of anne-parliament 1710 correct answers said owners had rights to control copying of
books and called it a copyright
copyright protection correct answers exclusive rights for creator to reproduce works to derive
income
us copyright laws correct answers patent and copyright clause of the constitution, exclusively
governed by federal law
balancing interests correct answers authors in protecting works, public in having access to works
of authorship
publication correct answers distribution of a work, for sale lease or lending
rights under 1976 act correct answers protects unpublished and published works, copyright
protection is secured without registration
copyright registration correct answers far simpler than trademark or patent registration,
application fee of only $35 for online filing, up to 8 months for electronic applications, up to 13
months for paper applications
copyright protection 2 correct answers no distinction between published and unpublished, beings
when author creates work-example sets words on paper or types them into a computer, lasts until
70 years from death of author
advantages of copyright office registration correct answers establishes a public record,
registration necessary for infringement suit for works of US origin, within 5 years, establishes
prima facie evidence, protection against infringing copies
overview of US copy right office correct answers division of the library of congress, chief office-
register of copyrights, provides free information relating to copyright, publications and materials
on webiste
publication2 correct answers the distribution of copies or phonorecords of a work to the public
for sale or other transfer of ownership by rental, lease or lending
creation correct answers the dual nature of copyright protection was complex, and the point at
which works became published often led to controversy, the 1976 act eliminated the distinction
between unpublished and published works and provides simply that a work is protection from its
creation-that is, as soon as it is created or fixed in some tangible form
3 basic requirements for copyrighted material correct answers original, fixed in a tangible form
of expression, a work of authorship
, originality of material correct answers indepedently created by you, not to be confused with
novelty, worthiness, aestethic appeal. the requirement is rather that the material must be
independent product of the author and not merely some copy with minimal variation of an
existing work
fixation of material correct answers fixation occurs when a work is reduced to words, numbers,
sounds or shapes and placed on some permanent or stable medium. has to be tangible form of
expression
copy correct answers image is percieved. a material object other than a phonorecrod from which
a work can be percieved, reproduced or communicated, either directly by human perception or
with the help of a machine
phonorecord correct answers sound is percieved, other than those accompanying a motion
picture or other audiovisual work are fixed and from which sounds can be percieved, reproduced
or communicated either directly by human perception or with the help of a machine
fixation correct answers stable or permanent, has to be fixed in a certain way or other you cannot
get protection for it
copyright act correct answers provides protection of original works, lists 8 categories of
protectable works, protects works "now known or hereafter developed"
literary works correct answers words, numbers or other verbal or numerical symbols
musical works correct answers includes accompanying words
dramatic works correct answers includes accompanying music
pantomimes and choreographic works correct answers impromptu performances not protected,
protects dance moves in a choregraphic work (if fixed)
pictorial, graphic and sculputal works correct answers visual arts
motion pictures and other audiovisual works correct answers includes music, videos and video
games
sound recordings correct answers includes music and sounds that accompany a motion picture-
what you hear when you play the radio or a CD
architectural works correct answers includes architectural plans or drawings
exclusions for copyright protections correct answers blank forms, titles, short phrases and
common property, books and movies can share the same title. a work must contain a minimum
amount of original expression.