CptS 401
Adam Carter
Quiz Question
According to the book, the following is true of
Digital Rights Management (DRM):
A. It is intended to prevent unauthorized copying
and distribution of copyrighted materials.
B. It puts long-accepted fair uses of intellectual
property at risk, including lending and selling
legally-obtained copies.
C. It helps to provide limited-use options for
authorized distribution of copyrighted material.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Quiz Question Answer
D. All of the above.
The section entitled "Digital rights
management" on pp. 216-217 lists all of
these.
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Quiz Question
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According to the book, which of the
following *IS NOT* a method of
protecting intellectual property?
Banning content or technologies
B. Suing individuals and companies
C. Deleting individual user accounts
D. Adding additional taxes to devices
A.
Answer
C
 “Banning, suing, and taxing” (p 214)
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Quiz Question

A.
B.
Would developing a DVD player that
allows you to fast-forward through all
content on any DVD violate the DMCA?
Yes
No
Answer

Answer: Yes
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“…with features like fastforwarding…would be illegal” (219)
Question

The book mentions that the following
author allows noncommercial fan fiction:
George Lucas
B. J.R.R. Tolkien
C. C.S. Lewis
D. J.K Rowling
A.
Answer

J.K. Rowling (227)
Question

What country has the highest amount of
piracy (percent of population)?
Moldova
 Armenia
 Azerbaijan
 China
 Russia
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Answer

Armenia (230)
Class Question
Have you ever obtained media using the
Internet illegally?
 Why did you do it?
 Is this a regular practice (don’t have to
answer)
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Discussion

How can we satisfy the needs of both
individuals that want m
Sample Group Discussion Exercise
(Clicker)
4.15 (p. 245): Which of the following activities do
you think should be fair use? Give reasons using
copyright law and/or court cases. If you think the
ethically right decision differs from the result that
follows, from applying the fair-use guidelines,
explain how and why.
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Considerations for Determining
Fair Use (pp. 206-07)
1.
2.
3.
4.
What is the purpose and nature of the use
(commercial vs. nonprofit vs. educational)?
 Commercial less likely to be fair use
What is the nature of the copyrighted work?
 Creative work less likely to be fair use
How much of the copyrighted work is used?
 The more used, the less likely it’s fair use
What is the impact of the use on the potential
market for or value of the copyrighted work?
 Uses that reduce sales less likely to be fair
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Fair Use?
Making a copy of a friend’s spreadsheet software
to try out for two weeks and then either deleting it
or buying your own copy
A. Fair use
B. Not fair use
C. Not sure
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Fair Use?
Making a copy of a computer game, playing it for
two weeks, and then deleting it
A. Fair use
B. Not fair use
C. Not sure
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Fair Use?
Using two Dilbert cartoons in a lecture for which
you are getting paid.
A. Fair use
B. Not fair use
C. Unsure
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Fair Use?
Using two Dilbert cartoons in an educational
lecture at a university (the slides are available
publicly on the Internet)
A. Fair use
B. Not fair use
C. Unsure
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Fair Use?

Posting a YouTube video of yourself lip
singing to a popular song
A.Fair use
B. Not fair use
C. Unsure
Class Discussion

Is it possible to satisfy both content
companies and individuals desires with
regards to content and its distribution?