Deck 4: Intellectual Property

Question 1

Which of the following is not an exclusive right (subject to some exceptions) granted by copyright law?

A) Copy the work
B) Distribute the work
C) Profit from the work
D) Create "derivative works"

Answer 1

Profit from the work

Question 2

Which of the following is not a factor specified in U.S. copyright law for determining fair use?

A) The purpose and nature of the use
B) The amount and significance of the portion used
C) The effect on the market for the copyrighted work
D) The for-profit or non-profit status of the copyright holder

Answer 2

The for-profit or non-profit status of the copyright holder

Question 3

In the term "Free Software," "free" implies all of the following except one. Which one?

A) Free of cost
B) Free to copy
C) Freedom
D) Free to modify

Answer 3

Free of cost

Question 4

One of the reasons the court ruled against Napster was:

A) It knowingly encouraged and assisted in the infringement of copyrights
B) It knowingly stored illegal copies of files on its server
C) It knowingly used technology protected by patent
D) All of the above

Question 5

When was the first U.S. copyright law passed?

A) In 1790
B) In 1970
C) In 1908
D) In 1880

Question 6

Define free software, open source software, and proprietary software (also called commercial software). In what ways are they the same and in what ways are they different?

Question 7

What is Digital Rights Management (DRM)? Give an argument for it and an argument against it

Question 8

What are copyright and patent specifically meant to protect?

Question 9

What exclusive rights (with some important exceptions) does U.S. Copyright Law give copyright holders?

Question 10

What are four factors used to determine if use of copyrighted material is "fair use"
or not?

Question 11

What is one significant problem with patents for inventions implemented in software?

Question 12

Sony v. Universal City Studios (1983) ruled that private, non-commercial copying for personal use was fair use.

Question 13

Sega v. Accolade, Inc. (1992) helped determine that reverse engineering was allowable (fair research use) in order to make a compatible product.

Question 14

All peer-to-peer technologies were found to be illegal as a result of the Napster case.

Question 15

Copyright law protects processes and inventions, while patent law protects the particular expression of an idea.

Question 16

a. How are the Napster and Grokster copyright cases similar, and how are they different?
b. Briefly describe the court's ruling in both the Napster and Grokster cases.

Question 17

a. Explain the two main provisions of the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act).
b. Explain how "take-down" notices work and who they protect from lawsuits.
c. How do "take-down" notices sometimes infringe on "fair use"?

Question 18

MATCHING

-"look and feel"

A) refers to the way a software program appears to the end-user as opposed to the computer code in which the program is written
B) a law which prohibits making, distributing, or using tools (devices, software, or services) to circumvent technological copyright protection systems
C) programs in which the code is available to programmers
D) a collection of technologies (hardware and software) that control use of intellectual property in digital formats
E) studying an existing program in order to determine how it was created

Question 19

MATCHING

-DMCA

A) refers to the way a software program appears to the end-user as opposed to the computer code in which the program is written
B) a law which prohibits making, distributing, or using tools (devices, software, or services) to circumvent technological copyright protection systems
C) programs in which the code is available to programmers
D) a collection of technologies (hardware and software) that control use of intellectual property in digital formats
E) studying an existing program in order to determine how it was created

Question 20

MATCHING

-open source software

A) refers to the way a software program appears to the end-user as opposed to the computer code in which the program is written
B) a law which prohibits making, distributing, or using tools (devices, software, or services) to circumvent technological copyright protection systems
C) programs in which the code is available to programmers
D) a collection of technologies (hardware and software) that control use of intellectual property in digital formats
E) studying an existing program in order to determine how it was created

Question 21

MATCHING

-DRM

A) refers to the way a software program appears to the end-user as opposed to the computer code in which the program is written
B) a law which prohibits making, distributing, or using tools (devices, software, or services) to circumvent technological copyright protection systems
C) programs in which the code is available to programmers
D) a collection of technologies (hardware and software) that control use of intellectual property in digital formats
E) studying an existing program in order to determine how it was created

Question 22

MATCHING

-reverse engineering

A) refers to the way a software program appears to the end-user as opposed to the computer code in which the program is written
B) a law which prohibits making, distributing, or using tools (devices, software, or services) to circumvent technological copyright protection systems
C) programs in which the code is available to programmers
D) a collection of technologies (hardware and software) that control use of intellectual property in digital formats
E) studying an existing program in order to determine how it was created