Week 3 (Intellectual Property & Rights Licensing)

Question 1

______ _____ are creations resulting from the exercise of the human brain, some examples are inventions, designs, ideas, and trade secrets.

Answer 1

Intellectual property

Question 2

_______ _______ _______ refers to a bundle of legal rights protecting creations such as inventions.

Answer 2

Intellectual property rights

Question 3

______ is the right to prevent the unauthorised copying of the tangible form in which a person has chosen to express his ideas. For example, a short story, a book, or a photograph.

Answer 3

Copyright

Question 4

Copyright protects the form of expression of an idea and information, but not the idea or information itself.

Is this statement true or false?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

How long do the copyright works of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works last for?

Answer 5

The life of the author plus 70 years from the end of the year in which the author died.

Question 6

How long does the copyright protection of published editions last for?

Answer 6

25 years from the end of the year in which the edition was first published.

Question 7

How long does copyright protection last for sound recordings and films?

Answer 7

70 years from the end of the year of release.

Question 8

How long does the copyright protection of broadcasts and cable programmes last for?

Answer 8

50 years from the end of the year of first broadcast.

Question 9

How long does the copyright protection of performances last for?

Answer 9

70 years from the end of the year of the performance.

Question 10

If an author of a book signs an agreement to transfer his copyright rights to his father, the father then owns the copyright of the book.

True or false?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

If a work is created by an employee pursuant to the terms of his employment, the employee owns the copyright in the work and not the employer.

True or false?

Answer 11

False, the copyright belongs to the employer.

Question 12

A _____ is a voluntary agreement (between two or more parties) giving rise to obligations which are enforced or recognised by law.

Answer 12

contract

Question 13

A contract can be either verbal or written.

True or false?

Answer 13

True.

Question 14

A ____ is a type of contract that gives permission to the holder/recipient to carry out a certain act, which would be infringing in nature otherwise.

Answer 14

licence

Question 15

______ is a type of contract, to regard as belonging to. It must be in writing and signed by or on behalf of the assignor.

Answer 15

Assignment