Copyright Tests Flashcards
Formalities in copyright law system
Are forbidden by the Berne Convention
Copyright law relates to a protection over
Phonograms and broadcasting recordings
Intellectual property law
Is protected under many international human rights conventions
Moral rights system in copyright law
Has evolved from the idealistic approach to copyright law
Copyright’s subject matter regarded as a fruit of intellectual labour of its creator is a concept introduced by
Natural rights theory
Economic justification of copyright is generally based on an idea that
normative protection will function as incentive to create because the creator will be secured in order to recoup his/hers investments
The so-called romantic authorship concept
Is particularly evident within civil law countries (continental Europe)
The basic normative framework to interpret international treaties is
The Vienna Convention
Principle of territoriality in international private law means that:
rights and obligations of law’s subjects are limited within territory of particular state
The principle of automatic protection in the Berne Convention means that:
the enjoyment and the exercise of rights must not depend or be made conditional on any formality
The Rome Convention
Is based on mostly similar rules like the Berne Convention however its subject matter are sound recordings and broadcasts
The author wrote a book in Spanish and then another author translated it to English. The result is a:
Derivative work
A corporate body
May be an author in some common law countries
In case of a work made for hire in common law, the employer
Is a first owner of copyright
In case of an unpredictable outcome of an algorithm’s operation whose authorship cannot be attributed to a human being (computer generated work) the author is:
In the UK, the person by whom the arrangements necessary for the creation of the work were undertaken.
In case of the exception for purpose of scientific research under the Berne Convention it is permitted to:
Reproduce the work
The mandatory exception under the Berne Convention is:
Use in quotation
The main justification for the permitted use of works in reporting of current events is:
Free flow of information
The mandatory exception under the EU law is:
exception regarding temporary acts of reproduction (e.g. in RAM memory).
In case of permitted use for illustration for teaching in the EU it is not allowed to:
Broadcast the work
An authorial work
Copyright, owned by the author or if created in the course of employment by the employer
A performance or fixation thereof
RR, owned by the performer
A first fixation of a film or copy thereof
RR, owned by the producer
