Multiple-Choice Quiz
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Question 1
According to trial attorney Gerry Spence, television is about what?
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ratings
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artistic expression
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truth
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freedom
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What is the basis of U.S. copyright law?
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the U.S. Constitution
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legal precedent
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the Federal Trade Commission
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a combination of legal precedent and Federal Trade Incorrect
Commission statutes
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What is the "gaping blind spot" in the U.S. copyright system?
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the immense difference in economies between the
affluent West and everywhere else
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the ease with which copyright law can be skirted
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the complexities of actually copyrighting
intellectual property
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the fact that copyright law has not kept up with the Incorrect
staggering pace of new technological developments
Question 4
At the turn of the century, Federico Mayor made the observation that
"over-restrictive intellectual property rights lead to secure incomes [and]
monopolies" but they do NOT do what?
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benefit public interests
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contribute to culture
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make "real" contributions to society
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spawn innovation
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Federico Mayor advocates the idea of "copyleft." In this system, what
would authors control?
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the right to keep the meaning and character of their Correct
work as they created and intended it
the right to determine what their work is worth in
the marketplace
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their right to allow their work to become part of the Incorrect
public domain from the moment of its creation
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nothing
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What inspired the Bono Amendment to the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976?
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Mickey Mouse was about to go into the public
domain.
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"Happy Birthday" was about to go into the public
domain.
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Napster was created.
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E-readers were invented.
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Harry Reems, of Deep Throat fame, became the first performer to be
prosecuted on what?
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federal charges for artistic work
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the grounds that he violated the Mann Act
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state charges of pornography
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federal charges for prostitution
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What was the most controversial of the five broad categories of material in
the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography's Final Report?
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Class III - nonviolent and nondegrading materials
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Class IV - nudity
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Class V - "the special horror of child pornography" Incorrect
Class II - sexually violent material
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Kant argued that freedom is
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the pursuit of right reason.
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the balance of wants and needs.
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defined by both thoughts and actions.
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when greed is outweighed by justice.
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Who profited from Deep Throat?
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organized crime
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the actors
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the film's distributors
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no one
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What were the results of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's legal attempts to be
compensated for their creation of the Superman character?
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The lawsuits were futile.
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The original publisher was required to make an
undisclosed settlement with the two men.
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An appeals court finally ruled in their favor in
theory, but they received no monetary award.
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The court cases are still ongoing.
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Why did Warner Communications, which owned movie rights to
Superman, offer compensation to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster?
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because of "a moral obligation"
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because of threatened boycotts after the two men
went public with their story
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because a court ordered the compensation
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because the National Cartoonist Society and the
Cartoonists Guild threatened to boycott Warner
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Warner's payment to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, creators of Superman,
demonstrates the Judeo-Christian ethic of
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other-mindedness.
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doing unto others.
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fairness.
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penance.
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Which of the following BEST describes reaction to Christopher Reeve's
2000 Super Bowl ad for Nuveen?
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It was mixed.
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It was highly praised by all but a small minority
who took issue with the digital image of Reeve
walking.
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It was almost universally criticized for offering false Incorrect
hope and implying that physical disabilities should
only be seen as "things to overcome."
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of people who thought the ad was for a "cure" for
paraplegics.
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What is the goal of the disability rights movement?
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a new and empowered value of the disabled body in Correct
the United States
more federal funding for medical research
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the compliance of all who are required to meet
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certain standards by the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA)
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What was the basis for contention between Christopher Reeve and the
disability rights movement?
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the fundamental disagreement over how ablebodiedness is valued
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Reeve wasn't born with a disability.
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Reeve's ego interfered with him being cast in a role Incorrect
other than "spokesman."
Reeve's insistence that fundraising for spinal-cord
injuries take precedence over other disabilityrelated research
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What does the text identify as Christopher Reeve's "missed opportunity" in
his public life after his accident?
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helping people with spinal cord injuries see value
in their disabled conditions
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broadening his appeal beyond those with spinalcord injuries
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using his Superman persona as a way to make
children understand disabilities
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Which of the following BEST describes the ABC television series Lost?
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It was a critical success but not a financial recordsetter.
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It made an amazing amount of money considering
its small fan base.
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It had record viewership and set profit records as
well.
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It was comparable to Friends in its popularity but
never could turn that into financial success.
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The text compares the series Lost to the quality of the scripts of
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Horton Foote.
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Steven Spielberg.
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Michael Moore.
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Oliver Stone.
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To what does the text compare Lost in the world of television?
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duct tape
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pablum
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"overentertainment"
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"underentertainment"
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