Intellectual Monopolies Quiz I

From OpenSourceSoftwarePractice

Jump to: navigation, search

Quiz

The quiz will be composed of true/false questions and associations.

Contents

Context

The main concepts to be grasped in the quiz are

  • Differences between
    • Copyright
    • Patents
    • Trademarks
    • Trade Secrets
  • Terms of each one of the above
  • What rights are granted to copyright holders
  • What is the rationale behind copyright laws

Example

Association

Match Items on the Left Column with Items in the right column

Association
Item Kind of Intellectual Monopoly
(1) Nike [ ] (a) Patent
(2) Polaroid Camera [ ] (b) Copyright
(3) Chemical composition of a battery [ ] (c) Trademark
(4) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [ ] (d) Trade Secret

True/False

Mark the statements as True/False

True/False Example Questions
Statement True/False
It is illegal to publicly criticize copyrighted work
Copyright expires in 70 years after the death of the author
USPTO office hold an online database of copyright holders
Software can be copyrighted
Patents have a term of 120 years
Copyright holders have the exclusive right to publish the work
Only work registered with the Library of Congress is copyrighted
It is illegal under copyright law to resell books
The purpose of copyright law provision in the us constitution is to promote progress
Employees of the US Government can hold copyrights
Employers own the copyright of work performed for hire by their employees
Only works that have the (C) symbol are copyrighted
The (P) symbol is used for indicating recording reproduction rights
The First-Sale doctrine is the main reason why software is licensed and not sold
The US Government grant patents in-exchange for the public disclosure of an invention
Copyright law in 1909 required that a copy of every book to be deposited in the Library of Congress