FINAL EXAM:

• Intellectual property is the legal name given to what intangible property?
   
  
• According to the U.S. Constitution, what is the purpose of copyright law? (What power is Congress given?)
   
  
• Copyright protection is given to what?
   
  
• Which federal statute governs copyright law?
   
  
• Original works includes what?
   
  
• How is "original" defined? The author must contribute what?
   
  
• What cannot be protected by copyright?
   
  
• When does copyright protection begin?
   
  
• Does "fixed in a tangible medium" include disks, CDs and Web sites?
   
  
• Is registration required for copyright protection?
   
  
• What are the two types of work made for hire? Who owns the copyright for material produced under work for hire?
   
  
• Does permission to use photographs or materials in printed publications extend automatically to online publications?
   
  
• How should copyright ownership be transferred?
   
  
• What exclusive rights are given to the copyright owner by the Copyright Act?
   
  
• What are moral rights? To what do they apply? What rights do they grant? What do they recognize?
   
  
• What is the duration of copyright protection for work created after Jan. 1, 1978?
   
  
• What happens after the copyright term expires?
   
  
• Are works produced by the federal government subject to copyright?
   
  
• What is compulsory licensing?
   
  
• What is the first-sale doctrine?

• What are the two types of work made for hire? Who owns the copyright for material produced under work for hire?
   
  
• Does mere ownership of a book, manuscript, painting, or any other copy or phonorecord give the possessor the copyright?
   
  
• What is not protected by copyright?
   
  
• What constitutes publication? Does a public performance or display of a work itself constitute publication?
   
  
• Why is publication an important concept in the copyright law?
   
  
• If a copyright notice is not required for copyright protection, why is it still important? What is innocent infringement?
   
  
• What are the forms of notice? Must all elements be included?
   
  
• How should exclusive rights be transferred? Nonexclusive rights?
   
  
• Understand international copyright protection.
   
  
• What are the advantages of copyright registration?
   
  
• Understand the registration procedures.
   
  
• What is meant by mandatory deposit for works published in the United States?

• What are the main ways?
   
  
• What is the CCE?
   
  
• Where can the CCE be found?
   
  
• Is a search of the CCE always sufficient?
   
  
• Are most Copyright Office records open to public inspection and searching?
   
  
• What hourly rate does the Copyright Office charge for a search?

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