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Final copyright, MBU 2520 Final Study
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Justice Learned Hand stated this about originality requirement: - answer✔all new works are
built, in some part, off of other works
Lionel was making breakfast one Sunday morning, October 1, 2010, when he started humming
a melody. He happened to be using a new waffle maker and was thinking about how easy it was
to operate. He then put lyrics to the melody and started singing, "I'm easy, oh-oh-oh, I'm easy
like Sunday morning, yeah, yeah." Lionel was a songwriter and artist. He had signed a publishing
deal with Phony Publishing last year. Lionel had signed an agreement stating that Phony
Publishing got 100% of all of the songs written by Lionel for the next several years. Lionel was
not an employee of Phony Publishing. The next day, Monday October 2, 2010, Lionel went to
the Phony Publishing offices and sat down with another writer, Willie. Willie did not have a
publisher and instead owned all his own copyrights. Willie loved the chorus Lionel had come up
with and quickly wrote a first verse. Lionel then wrote a second verse, both writers agreed o -
answer✔Willie and Phony Publishing.
American copyright law, historically based upon the user's right philosophy, may also be
described as - answer✔user's right philosophy, may also be described as an economic (or trade
based) philosophy.
Which of the following is not one of the exclusive rights belonging to a copyright owner? -
answer✔Right to Purchase
Alyse Byrd is a famous recording artist. Sheilan FInklestein is an unknown songwirters, but one
who has great talent. Finklestein wrote an excellent song that was presented to Alyse Byrd for
her next recording session. Byrd accepted the song and recoded it, but she made a few minor
changes in the work that did not substantially change the song, but she then claimed 50%
publishing ownership of the work. Does Byrd have the right to make such changes and to be a
co-author if Finklestein does not consent? - answer✔No, they have to agree to change/transfer
the ownership rights
Are you free to use Shakespeare's sonnets? - answer✔Yes, if you cite his name
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As of 2017, is the happy birthday song in the public domain? - answer✔Yes
In a compilation, the copyright granted for the compilation is based on - answer✔Selection,
coordination, and arrangement
Which of the following persons heavily influenced the author's right philosophy? -
answer✔John Locke
Allen Artist is in the studio when he has an idea for a song and beings singing it while he plays
guitar. Allen then quickly grabs a pen and paper and writes down all the lyrics and music
notation for the song. While Allen was in the bathroom, Perry Producer finds the paper and
likes the song so much that, without the knowledge of Allen, he adds a bridge to the song and
records it on his laptop. Which of the following is true? - answer✔Perry Producer is liable for
copyright infringement because Allen Artist has protection due to his originality, expression,
and fixation of his work.
The following quotation is found in what document? "Congress will have the power to promote
the progress of Science and the useful Arts, by securing for limited times to Authors and
Inventors the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries" - answer✔The US Constitution
Section 102(a)(6) includes motion pictures and other audiovisual works as copyrightable works -
answer✔true
Copyright law does not protect facts of any kind - answer✔True
J, an employee of apple, creates a version of a computer software program called Ping in 2005.
Apple holds off on releasing Ping until 2010. The copyright in Ping will expire in 2125. -
answer✔False- the copyright will expire in 2105, 95 years from publication since that will expire
first.
Ideas cannot be copyrighted? - answer✔True
Under Community property laws, either spouse would be entitled to sell a jointly owned
copyright without the other's consent. - answer✔True
A co-owner of a work can underbid another co-owner and keep the entire amount of income
generate from the low bid as long as he signs the contract first? - answer✔False
There are over 100 songs entitled "Love is a wonderful thing?" registered with the copyright
office. Although songs are protected by copyright, none of the copyright owners of these songs
has any copyright ownership in the title itself. - answer✔True
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If a piece of work is considered public domain, can it be used freely? - answer✔Yes, if you cite
the author's name.
Elisha Hill was a pioneer songwriter who is relatively unknown now. Because she was sensitive
about revealing her age, she distributed copies of her songs on sheet music but never place a
CR notice on any of her songs as she offered them for sale in dime stores and music stores
during her life from 1912 to 1947. As a result of this practice, the copyrights of her songs
____________ - answer✔Would be ejected into the public domain.
The most important element of a joint work is - answer✔Intent
The copyright Act says that "musical works must include words" to have copyright protection. -
answer✔False
In order for copyright law to take effect, a person's work must be stolen for monetary gain. -
answer✔False
If the author of a work dies and is survived by a spouse but no children or grandchildren, the
spouse gets the termination rights. - answer✔True
According to the User's right philosophy, the purpose of copyright is to encourage the widest
possible production and dissemination or artistic works. - answer✔True
If a person only copies the music or only the lyrics, its like he copied both. - answer✔True
What kind of works do copyright laws protect? - answer✔literary and music, dramatic and
dance, graphic and audiovisual
The main requirements for copyright are: - answer✔Originality, Fixation, expression
Congress was initially concerned with artistic merit of works of copyright material. -
answer✔False
What is copyright? - answer✔
If there are conflicting transfers of copyright ownership of a copyrighted work, the first transfer
takes priority over any subsequent transfers if it is recorded first. - answer✔True
There are several requirements necessary for the creation of a joint work. In addition to the
requirement that each author has to contribute an independently copyrightable contribution, -
answer✔each author must have intent to combine the works into 1 single work
Even if a song is written by one author, copyright ownership may still be split among several
parties - answer✔True
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