Which of the Following Is True of Copyrights

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of copyrights?

• A) Copyright law protects original ideas in either tangible or intangible form.
• B) A copyright in the U.S. lasts for the life of the author or fifty years, whichever is shorter.
• C) The Berne Convention mandated the use of the copyright symbol in order to establish copyright.
• D) They Copyright Act is limited to forms of expression that can be written on paper and preserved.
• E) A copyright begins when the work is fixed in tangible form, for example, when a book is written.

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