Reading 4 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Q1: The proper noun “Kleenex” is protected:
* As a trade secret.
* With a patent.
* With a trademark.
* All of the above.
With a trademark.
Q2: Intellectual property is a unique product of the human intellect that:
* Can be reproduced digitally.
* Has commercial value.
* Has been produced on paper.
* Can be performed in public.
Has commercial value.
Q3: Which of the following rights is not a right of a copyright holder:
* The right to reproduce the copyrighted work.
* The right to distribute the work to the public.
* The right to prevent others from producing competitive works.
* The right to perform the work in public.
The right to prevent others from producing competitive works.
Q5: The Audio Home Recording Act of 1992:
* Protects the right of consumers to make backup copies of CDs.
* Requires manufacturers of digital audio recorders to incorporate the Serial Copyright Management System.
* Requires manufacturers of digital audio recording devices and blank digital media to pay a royalty to songwriters and music publishers.
* All of the above.
All of the above.
Q4: Sometimes it is legal to reproduce a copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright holder. These circumstances are called:
* Fair use.
* Noncommercial use.
* Public domain.
* Reciprocity.
Fair use.
Q6: In 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment made headlines by:
* Purchasing the publishing rights to the Beatles’ songs from Michael Jackson.
* Purchasing the iTunes Store from Apple.
* Shipping CDs that secretly installed a rootkit on Windows computers.
* Shipping CDs that would only play on devices manufactured by Sony.
Shipping CDs that secretly installed a rootkit on Windows computers.
Q7: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is controversial, in part, because:
* It lengthens copyright protection to 1,000 years.
* It makes it illegal for consumers to circumvent encryption placed on digital media.
* It adds a new federal tax to all CDs and DVDs.
* All of the above.
It makes it illegal for consumers to circumvent encryption placed on digital media.
Q9: The court’s ruling in Apple Computer v. Franklin Computer Corp. established that:
* Computer hardware can be patented.
* Computer software can be copyrighted.
* Object programs can be copyrighted.
* The “look and feel” of a computer program can be patented.
Object programs can be copyrighted.
Q8: Compared with other peer-to-peer networks, BitTorrent takes advantage of the fact that broadband Internet connections:
* Are immune from surveillance by the police.
* Provide higher speeds for downloading than for uploading.
* Have become the standard in most homes in the United States.
* All of the above.
Provide higher speeds for downloading than for uploading.
Q10: The so-called “smartphone patent wars” ended when:
* Samsung agreed to stop copying Apple’s design features.
* Apple bought all of the patents owned by Samsung and Nokia.
* The smartphone makers agreed to stop patenting new inventions.
* The smartphone makers agreed to cross-license each other’s patents.
The smartphone makers agreed to cross-license each other’s patents.
