Carl gives a lecture about classic cars. Is the lecture protected by copyright law? Discuss.

What will be an ideal response?


No. Works must be "fixed" in some sufficiently permanent or stable form of expression to be protected. Unless this work was "fixed" by being written or filmed, the oral lecture is not protected. (Notes on which the lecture was based are protectable.)

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The primary purpose of the Fourth Amendment is

A. to stop law enforcement from conducting searches and seizures outside the United States B. inapplicable to search and seizures conducted by U.S. agents of property located outside the United States C. to protect a citizens reasonable expectation of privacy and set parameters for obtaining a search warrant D. both b and c E. both a and b

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The right to use real property for a special purpose such as a roadway is known as a restrictive covenant. 

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

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