BUSA 2106 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+
GRADED. Buy Quality Materials!
________ patents may be granted for machines, processes, articles of
manufacture, compositions of matter, or for improvements to any of those items
utility
A copyright holder has the following rights:
-the right to prevent others from copying his or her work
-the exclusive right to reproduce the work in any medium, to perform it, or to display it
-the exclusive right to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work
What are the three types of patents?
utility
design
plant
A ________ is used in the sale or advertising of services to identify of one person
and distinguish them from the services of others
service mark
"[A]ny new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter,
or any new and useful improvement thereof" may be patented.
true
A ________ is the right to prevent others from using a company's product name,
slogan, or identify design
trademark
________ refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic
works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce
intellectual property
A ________ is any practice or process of a company that is generally not known
outside of the company or is secret
trade secret
________ is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the
authors of "original works of authorship" that are fixed in a tangible from of
expression
copyright
A ________ is "any word, name symbol, or device or any combination thereof
adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his goods and
distinguish them from goods manufactured or sold by others."
trademark
A ________ identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a
product
service mark
A ________ is a grant from government that gives an inventor the exclusive right
to make, use, and sell an invention for a period of twenty years from the date of
filing the application
patent
Which of the following would constitute fair use of a copyright?
, criticism
scholarship
teaching
news reporting
Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the
unlicensed use of copyright protected works in certain circumstances
true
Abstract ideas may be patented
false
A process for making rolled steel is a patentable process
true
Copyright protection in the US exists automatically from the moment the original
work of authorship is fixed
true
A trade secret can be maintained for as long as the secret is kept
true
If you want to protect a painting you created, which of the following would you
need to obtain?
copyright
Simply retweeting someone else's comments on social media can trigger legal
action
true
A term that is used to illustrate the internet's technological shortcomings. It
relates to everything that effects how data is transmitted over the internet,
including citing, encryption, filters, and search engines
architecture
Which of the following would be considered cyber laws?
-laws related to the creation of websites
-laws governing Internet Service Providers
-laws related to how trademarks are used online
-laws regarding how to resolve conflicts over domain names
Making phony news websites or purchasing website reviews is an unfair and
deceptive trade practice
true
The process of purchasing a domain name with a company slogan, by formally
registering your domain name
cybersquatting
________ is any law that applies to the internet and internet-related technologies
cyberlaw
Income from a general partnership flows through to the partners, who pay tax at
the ordinary personal income tax rate
true
Board members are generally immune from their decisions if they act in good
faith and in the corporation's best interests.
true
GRADED. Buy Quality Materials!
________ patents may be granted for machines, processes, articles of
manufacture, compositions of matter, or for improvements to any of those items
utility
A copyright holder has the following rights:
-the right to prevent others from copying his or her work
-the exclusive right to reproduce the work in any medium, to perform it, or to display it
-the exclusive right to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work
What are the three types of patents?
utility
design
plant
A ________ is used in the sale or advertising of services to identify of one person
and distinguish them from the services of others
service mark
"[A]ny new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter,
or any new and useful improvement thereof" may be patented.
true
A ________ is the right to prevent others from using a company's product name,
slogan, or identify design
trademark
________ refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic
works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce
intellectual property
A ________ is any practice or process of a company that is generally not known
outside of the company or is secret
trade secret
________ is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the
authors of "original works of authorship" that are fixed in a tangible from of
expression
copyright
A ________ is "any word, name symbol, or device or any combination thereof
adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his goods and
distinguish them from goods manufactured or sold by others."
trademark
A ________ identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a
product
service mark
A ________ is a grant from government that gives an inventor the exclusive right
to make, use, and sell an invention for a period of twenty years from the date of
filing the application
patent
Which of the following would constitute fair use of a copyright?
, criticism
scholarship
teaching
news reporting
Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the
unlicensed use of copyright protected works in certain circumstances
true
Abstract ideas may be patented
false
A process for making rolled steel is a patentable process
true
Copyright protection in the US exists automatically from the moment the original
work of authorship is fixed
true
A trade secret can be maintained for as long as the secret is kept
true
If you want to protect a painting you created, which of the following would you
need to obtain?
copyright
Simply retweeting someone else's comments on social media can trigger legal
action
true
A term that is used to illustrate the internet's technological shortcomings. It
relates to everything that effects how data is transmitted over the internet,
including citing, encryption, filters, and search engines
architecture
Which of the following would be considered cyber laws?
-laws related to the creation of websites
-laws governing Internet Service Providers
-laws related to how trademarks are used online
-laws regarding how to resolve conflicts over domain names
Making phony news websites or purchasing website reviews is an unfair and
deceptive trade practice
true
The process of purchasing a domain name with a company slogan, by formally
registering your domain name
cybersquatting
________ is any law that applies to the internet and internet-related technologies
cyberlaw
Income from a general partnership flows through to the partners, who pay tax at
the ordinary personal income tax rate
true
Board members are generally immune from their decisions if they act in good
faith and in the corporation's best interests.
true
