1. CptS 401
Adam Carter
Section 4.3

2. Quiz Question
According to the book, the following is true of Digital Rights Management (DRM):
It is intended to prevent unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted materials.
It puts long-accepted fair uses of intellectual property at risk, including lending and selling legally-obtained copies.
It helps to provide limited-use options for authorized distribution of copyrighted material.
All of the above
None of the above

3. Quiz Question Answer
D. All of the above. The section entitled "Digital rights management" on pp lists all of these.

4. Quiz Question
According to the book, which of the following *IS NOT* a method of protecting intellectual property?
Banning content or technologies
Suing individuals and companies
Deleting individual user accounts
Adding additional taxes to devices

5. Answer C
“Banning, suing, and taxing” (p 214)

6. Quiz Question
Would developing a DVD player that allows you to fast-forward through all content on any DVD violate the DMCA?
Yes No

7. Answer
Answer: Yes
“…with features like fast-forwarding…would be illegal” (219)

8. Question
The book mentions that the following author allows noncommercial fan fiction:
George Lucas
J.R.R. Tolkien
C.S. Lewis
J.K Rowling

9. Answer
J.K. Rowling (227)

10. Question
What country has the highest amount of piracy (percent of population)?
Moldova
Armenia
Azerbaijan
China
Russia

11. Answer
Armenia (230)

12. Class Question
Have you ever obtained media using the Internet illegally?
Why did you do it?
Is this a regular practice (don’t have to answer)

13. Discussion
How can we satisfy the needs of both individuals that want m

14. Sample Group Discussion Exercise (Clicker)
4.15 (p. 245): Which of the following activities do you think should be fair use? Give reasons using copyright law and/or court cases. If you think the ethically right decision differs from the result that follows, from applying the fair-use guidelines, explain how and why.

15. Considerations for Determining Fair Use (pp. 206-07)
What is the purpose and nature of the use (commercial vs. nonprofit vs. educational)?  Commercial less likely to be fair use
What is the nature of the copyrighted work?  Creative work less likely to be fair use
How much of the copyrighted work is used?  The more used, the less likely it’s fair use
What is the impact of the use on the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work?  Uses that reduce sales less likely to be fair

16. Fair Use?
Making a copy of a friend’s spreadsheet software to try out for two weeks and then either deleting it or buying your own copy
Fair use
Not fair use
Not sure

17. Fair Use?
Making a copy of a computer game, playing it for two weeks, and then deleting it
Fair use
Not fair use
Not sure

18. Fair Use?
Using two Dilbert cartoons in a lecture for which you are getting paid.
Fair use
Not fair use
Unsure

19. Fair Use?
Using two Dilbert cartoons in an educational lecture at a university (the slides are available publicly on the Internet)
Fair use
Not fair use
Unsure

20. Fair Use?
Posting a YouTube video of yourself lip singing to a popular song
Fair use
Not fair use
Unsure

21. Class Discussion
Is it possible to satisfy both content companies and individuals desires with regards to content and its distribution?