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Paul and Pam happen to compose the same poem, although they did not work together, and Paul completed the poem before Pam did. Discuss who owns the copyright in the work.

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Computer programs are protected under copyright law as literary works.

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How would one go about obtaining copyright protection for a ballet?

A work must have literary or artistic merit to be protected under copyright law.

Andrew has received permission from Steven to add a new foreword to Steven's book entitled Poverty in America . Andrew's foreword is copyrightable as a ______ work.

A water faucet is topped with a small metal sculpture of a swan. Discuss the copyrightability of these items.

Briefly distinguish between a musical work and a sound recording and identify the author for each.

Identify which of the following is protected by copyright law:

Only the author of copyright in a work has the right to prepare or authorize others to prepare derivative works.

Andrew has received permission from 10 separate authors to reprint their essays in his book called Reflections by Scholars on America's Education System . The resulting book is copyrightable as a  ___ work.

Discuss whether the character Wolverine from the movies and comics of the same name is copyrightable.

To be protected, a structure must be permanent and intended for human occupancy.

Copyright law does not protect useful articles.

Eva is an excellent baker and has several recipes for her cookies and pies. Under what circumstances would these be copyrightable?

A vile and racist novel is protectable under copyright law.

If a book written in 2000 is revised in 2010, the copyright for the book will be extended by ten years.

Stephen's 500-page book, originally published in 2010, was   reprinted in 2016. The 2016 version added a new six-word sentence. Is this a derivative work? Discuss.

Once the copyright for Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea enters the public domain, anyone may make a movie based on it.

The eight categories of "authorship" identified in the Copyright Act are exclusive; no other works can or could qualify for protection.

Carl gives a lecture about classic cars. Is the lecture protected by copyright law? Discuss.