Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The United States joined the Berne Convention in 1886 when many other countries agreed to the international copyright treaty.
2. A work must be published and distributed to have copyright protection.
3. Congressional laws allow individuals to make copies of television programs and computer software for their own personal use.
4. The 1976 Copyright Act says copyright protection can be lost if a copyright notice—e.g., © 2014 Jan Jones—is not used.
5. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment allows downloading current music recordings from the internet without permission.


1. False
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. False

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