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:

Phylum

A classification in the biological taxonomy that is below kingdom and above class, used to group organisms with a common plan of structure or development.

Phylum

A major classification of living organisms, ranking above class and below kingdom, that groups together organisms with a common basic structure.

Phylum

A rank in the biological taxonomy that is below kingdom and above class, used to group organisms that share basic structural or developmental characteristics.

Phylum

A level of classification in the biological taxonomy that groups together organisms based on a common plan of body structure or organization.