A doctor has prepared index cards listing the four signs of a stroke. Is this work copyrightable? Discuss and identify the name of any principle that governs your answer.
What will be an ideal response?
This is likely not copyrightable. There are few alternative ways of describing these four signs. In such a case it is said that under the merger doctrine, the expression has merged with the idea and copyright protection is denied to the merged expression because ideas are not copyrightable. Otherwise, the first one to express this idea in writing would be able to prohibit all other users.
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What will be an ideal response?
Which is the main federal agency responsible for enforcing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act?
a. Federal Trade Commission b. U.S. Department of Justice c. U.S. Department of Homeland Security d. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Attorney Anter is a criminal defense lawyer. In the case of Rio, Anter failed to adequately prepare for the case, barely spoke to his client until the trial got under way and failed to properly cross-examine prosecution witnesses. According to the judge who heard the case, Anter should not have put Rio on the witness stand because Rio admitted being a member of a gang which probably helped the
jury decide that he was guilty of being involved in a drive-by shooting. The judge set aside the jury's verdict. Anter: A) may be guilty of negligence depending upon the standard of competence in his community. B) is guilty of negligence for failure to represent Rio competently if his action/inaction fell below the standard of care of the reasonable lawyer under the circumstances. C) is not guilty of negligence because the judge set aside the jury's verdict. D) is guilty of negligence unless he refunds the money he took from the client's family.
If a(n) ____________________ standard is used, the defendant's behavior is compared to that of a reasonable person, but if a(n) ____________________ standard is used, the defendant is asked whether he or she acted in a reasonable manner.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).