College Copy Shop (CCS)compiles,copies,and Sells Reading Materials to Students on the Instructions

question 14

Essay

College Copy Shop (CCS)compiles,copies,and sells reading materials to students on the instructions of their professors,who indicate which parts of which publications should be included.These include texts published by Deep Topics,Inc.CCS does not obtain the permission of Deep Topics,or any of the other original publishers of the copied materials,and does not pay royalties on the sales of the compilations.Deep Topics and others file a suit against CCS,alleging infringement of the plaintiffs' intellectual property rights.Which type of intellectual property is involved in this situation? What is CCS's likely defense? How is a court most likely to rule? Explain.

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the number of goods produced; it includes both fixed and variable costs.

Marginal Revenue

The incremental income produced through the sale of one additional unit of a good or service.

Marginal Cost

The extra cost triggered by the production of an additional unit of a product or service.

Marginal Revenue

The additional income from selling one more unit of a good or service.