Chapter 4
Multiple-choice Questions (with answers and references to the text)
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”
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
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
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
5. When was the first U.S. copyright law passed?
(a) In 1790
(b) In 1970
(c) In 1908
(d) In 1880
True/False
______ Sony v. Universal City Studios (1983) ruled that private, non-commercial copying for
______ Sega v. Accolade, Inc. (1992) helped determine that reverse engineering was allowable
(fair research use) in order to make a compatible product.
______ All peer-to–peer technologies were found to be illegal as a result of the Napster case.
______ Copyright law protects processes and inventions, while patent law protects the particular
expression of an idea.
Short-answer Questions
1. 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?
2. What is Digital Rights Management (DRM)? Give an argument for it and an
argument against it
3. What are copyright and patent specifically meant to protect?
4. What exclusive rights (with some important exceptions) does U.S. Copyright
Law give copyright holders?
5. What are four factors used to determine if use of copyrighted material is “fair
use” or not?
6. What are two main provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(DMCA)?
7. What is one significant problem with patents for inventions implemented in
software?
Matching Questions
Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. 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”?