Jaime Has Been Hired as a Screenplay Writer by a Television

question 24

Multiple Choice

Jaime has been hired as a screenplay writer by a television production company. Although he is a very creative individual, Jaime has recently started suffering from writer's block. In order to unblock himself, Jaime picked up a collection of Shakespeare's works and began combing it for ideas. He finally drafted a screenplay about a young couple from feuding families whose love, though strong, ends in tragedy. Which of the following is TRUE of Jaime with respect to the authorship requirements of copyright law?

• A) Jaime does not meet the requirements because scripts are not copyrightable works.
• B) Jaime does not meet the requirements because he may be violating the copyright for Romeo and Juliet.
• C) Jaime does not meet the requirements because his work is not original.
• D) Jaime does not meet the requirements because his work is not novel.
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Phallic Stage

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the third stage of psychosexual development when a child's focus of pleasure is on the genital area.

Latent Period

A period of delay between the exposure to a stimulus and the observable response, often used in the context of reflexes and muscle contraction.

Rational Decisions

Choices made based on logical analysis, considering all available information and potential outcomes, to maximize benefit or utility.

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality responsible for moral standards and self-criticism.