Mcq (New Topics-special Laws) - Part (17)

1. . Which among the following statements is false? a. Infringement of trademark is the unauthorized use of a trademark, whereas unfair competition is the passing off of one’s goods as those of another. b. In infringement of trademark, fraudulent intent is unnecessary, whereas in unfair competition, fraudulent intent is essential. c. In infringement of trademark and in unfair competition,  prior registration registration are both necessary. necessary. d. In infringement of trademark and in unfair competition, prior registration to both are not necessary 2. Suppose an author published a book describing a new method of book-keeping, which of the following statements is true? a. The author has a copyright over the book as well as the method described in his book; thus, he is able to preclude others from only copying the book as well as preclude others from employing the method as described in the book without his permission. b. The author has an exclusive right to the method described in the book. c. The extent of the author’s copyright is limited to him   being able to prevent prevent third persons persons from copying portions of his work; he is unable to prevent third persons from employing or describing the method discussed in such book. d. The extent of the copyright extends to the idea itself, not merely the expression 3.

A reporter wants to write a true-to-life story about a person who was kidnapped and buried alive for 83 hours. The reporter then extensively interviewed the survivor and spent several months coming up with a book documenting the plight of the survivor. A Hollywood Hollywood studio company then then made a movie out of the ordeal of the survivor. The reporter is saying that even though the movie was not based on the book, the research he has spent documenting the event was copyrightable. Is the contention of the reporter correct? A. Yes, considering that the research material used served as the foundation for the subsequent book of the reporter about the survivor. B. Yes, considering that the reporter has exerted substantial time and effort in his research, it is copyrightable. C. No, facts and research research involved in in obtaining facts facts should not  be distinguished, distinguished, and are not copyrightable. copyrightable. D. No. the subject matter is not copyrightable.

4. Is a work with a merger of aesthetic and functional features copyrightable?

A. No, copyright law contemplates only original intellectual creations in the literary and artistic domain and is the proper subject of a patent. B. Yes, on all cases. C. It depends, if the design elements reflect a merger of aesthetic and functional consideration cannot be separated from utilitarian features, it is not copyrightable. D. No, on all cases. 5. The following are functions of banks except: a. Deposit function b. Loan function c. Make collections and payments d. Outsourcing of functions