Under the current copyright law in the U.S. works created before January 1, 1978 are protected by copyright for [BLANK-1] (how many?) years, works created after 1978 are protected by copyright for the life of the author or creator plus [BLANK-2] years, and ‘works for hire’ are protected by copyright for [BLANK-3] years after publication.

Which of the following uses of copyrighted material would most likely be regarded a fair use?

Under copyright law, the term [BLANK-1] refers to a policy that permits limited copying of an original creation that has been properly copyrighted and has not yet fallen into the public domain without having to obtain permission and without having to pay royalties or fees, such as playing a short clip from a movie in a movie review podcast.

If material is available on a social media site, such as X (Twitter) or Instagram, it is in the public domain and can be used with attribution.

Which of the following can be trademarked?

The current test for determining whether material is legally obscene was created in which of the following U.S. Supreme Court cases?

In evaluating a ‘fair use’ case under copyright law, which of the four fair use criteria usually carries the most weight?

Under the first prong of the current test used by the U.S. Supreme Court for determining whether material is legally obscene, the fact finder must consider how the material in question would be viewed by:

Chapter 14 describes how a prosecutor may “_________” in an obscenity case by having law enforcement officials purchase and order adult content in conservative communities (typically today by logging on to a Web site while situated in a conservative community) in order to drag defendants located in more liberal venues into those conservative communities to stand trial.

Variable obscenity laws