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Which category of work made for hire requires a written agreement to create the work as a work made for hire?

“Originality ” in authorship of creative works refers to:

Define copyright (as a noun). BE COMPLETE in your answer.

Which of the following is an accurate statement as to whether short phrases can receive copyright protection?

The following 4 questions are based on related facts. Malik writes a novel in 2015.  Farrah writes a short story in 2016.  Jackson writes five poems in 2017.  Katrina writes a script for a play in 2018. All of the authors’ works are original, fixed expression, and in some way all of the works discuss the authors’ beliefs that love on the planet Mars is the best type of love there is.  One day after Japetto, a savvy businessman and entrepreneur, has finished reading all of their works, he gets the idea that he should collect and arrange all the works together in an anthology that will be a single volume that includes all of their works.  He does so creatively with each author’s permission and titles the anthology “Love on the Planet Mars: The Indispensable Guide to the Best Type of Love There Is.”  Japetto has created:  

Shak, Cougar, and Jordan want to increase societal appreciation of poetry.  In April 2015, the three men discuss working together on a venture involving creation of a poem.  Having previously published poetry, Shak and Cougar decide to start a publishing company called Coug-Shak.  Coug-Shak offers Jordan a job to write an epic rap poem.  Jordan accepts the employment and the salary offered.  No written agreement is signed between the parties.  Jordan writes the poem on the company’s premises, with their equipment, on weekdays between 9am and 5pm, which are the hours he has been instructed are his work schedule, with Shak and Cougar closely supervising him as to the best ways to write the poem.  On May 1, 2016, Jordan fixes the creative poem he originated and is proud of his work.  Coug-Shak distributes the rap poem in January 2017.  The poem becomes wildly successful, but the company does not pay Jordan any royalties for the poem.   If Jordan sues Coug-Shak for royalties, he will likely:

Audiovisual works are included in the definition of sound recordings, according to copyright law.

Artist XYZ composes a song titled “Copyright State of Mind.”

The purpose of copyright protection varies with perspective and philosophy.  Which of the following is an accurate statement?