Vale Bought a New CD with Favorite Christmas Music on It

question 49

Multiple Choice

Vale bought a new CD with favorite Christmas music on it and promptly proceeded to copy it for 15 friends,including Brio,and provided it free of charge.Unknown to Vale,Brio's brother,Chris,was a member of the band.When he found out how Brio got the disk,he angrily called Vale with accusations of copyright infringement.Is Chris correct that Vale is guilty of copyright infringement?

• A) It is unlikely that Vale is guilty of copyright infringement because of the fair use doctrine.
• B) It is unlikely that Vale is guilty of copyright infringement because of the merger doctrine.
• C) It is unlikely that Vale is guilty of copyright infringement because friends were not charged for the copies and the CD was not mass produced.
• D) It is likely that Vale would be found guilty of copyright infringement.