Which of the Following Is True with Regard to Infringement

question 104

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true with regard to infringement and the remedies available to the copyright owner?

• A)Copyright protection on photographs lasts for the life of the photographer plus 50 years.
• B)The Copyright Office helps the owner of copyright police his or her work.
• C)Copying for use inside a business is not infringement because infringement requires that the copying be done for profit from the selling of copies to those outside the firm.
• D)Copyright infringement is a civil matter; there are no criminal penalties.
• E)The Copyright Act allows the victim of an infringement to elect an award of statutory damages without the necessity of actually proving the loss.

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Definitions:

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