FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS

IMPACT OF COMPUTERS ON WORK ENVIRONMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When is it legal to copy, publish, distribute, or sell copyrighted material?
A
When you are the copyright holder
B
When you have the copyright holder’s permission
C
When the copyright holder has chosen to give up their copyright
D
Each of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Copyright law provides federal protection against infringement of certain exclusive rights, such as reproduction and distribution, of “original works of authorship, ” including computer software, literary works, musical works, and motion pictures. 17 U.S.C.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fair Use Evaluation The concept of “fair use” is defined as “the privilege for others to use the copyrighted material in a reasonable manner without the owner’s consent, ” for certain public benefit uses.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is copyright? Copyright (or author’s right) is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works. Works covered by copyright range from books, music, paintings, sculpture, and films, to computer programs, databases, advertisements, maps, and technical drawings.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Copyright Act allows anyone to photocopy copyrighted works without securing permission from the copyright owner when the photocopying amounts to a “fair use” of the material (17 U.S.C. SS107).

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