Three Students Chose to Work on a Directed Study Project

question 19

Multiple Choice

Three students chose to work on a directed study project for Planned Parenthood Association.The project included the creation of a computer program for inventory control.The students went to the library to get a book on the topic.The book was in the reserve section,so the students made three copies of the four relevant pages so that they could study them.They used the ideas from the book and created an original program and a manual.Later,when the students were preparing a report for their presentation,they decided that the pages in the book exactly expressed the theoretical background they needed for the introduction.They copied those four pages and used them as their own for the beginning of their twenty page report.At the presentation,seven copies of the report were made (with the program and manual as appendices) .Given these facts,which of the following is true?

• A) Although the students have created a program and a manual as a project, they would own the copyright on the program and the manual unless they had agreed otherwise.
• B) When the students made three copies of the few pages of the book for study purposes, that in itself was an infringement of copyright; they have no defence.
• C) Using the ideas from the book was an infringement of copyright.
• D) Copying the pages from the book for their report was fair dealing because it was exactly what they wanted to say about the theoretical basis of the report.
• E) Because the copied pages were a very small part of the whole report, there was no infringement of copyright.

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Definitions:

Monitoring

involves regularly checking and keeping track of a process or situation to ensure it progresses as planned.

Group Meeting

A gathering of individuals aimed at discussing topics, sharing information, or making decisions collectively.

Evaluation Objective

A goal or standard used to measure the effectiveness, outcome, or impact of a program, policy, or project.

Constructs

Constructs are theoretical concepts developed in the human mind that are used in various fields to describe ideas or phenomena that are believed to exist but are not directly observable.