The campus club, \'Don\'t Do Drugs!\', is launching a public awareness campaign
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The campus club, 'Don't Do Drugs!', is launching a public awareness campaign alerting university students to the danger of using illegal drugs. William, the club chairman, recently bought a book at Borders called Drugs the Destroyer (price paid $25). John McBride is the author of the book. William wants to distribute 1,000 copies of the book as part of the public awareness campaign but the club doesn't have enough money to buy them.Instead, William scans the book onto his computer and burns 1,000 CD's of the book. The club freely distributes all of the CD's to students on campus. John McBride sues William for copyright infringement. Which of the following is true?
A.William is liable for copyright infringement.
B. If William had included a notice on the CD’s that the copyright in the material belongs to John McBride, then William is not liable for copyright infringement.
C.Because William properly purchased the book before he made the CD's, he is not liable for copyright infringement under the First Sale Doctrine.
D.Because William distributed the CD's for a good cause, he is not liable for copyright infringement.
E.If William is ignorant of the law of copyright, he can not be held liable for infringement.
Explanation / Answer
The campus club, 'Don't Do Drugs!', is launching a public awareness campaign alerting university students to the danger of using illegal drugs. William, the club chairman, recently bought a book at Borders called Drugs the Destroyer (price paid $25). John McBride is the author of the book. William wants to distribute 1,000 copies of the book as part of the public awareness campaign but the club doesn't have enough money to buy them.Instead, William scans the book onto his computer and burns 1,000 CD's of the book. The club freely distributes all of the CD's to students on campus. John McBride sues William for copyright infringement. Which of the following is true?
A.William is liable for copyright infringement.
B. If William had included a notice on the CD’s that the copyright in the material belongs to John McBride, then William is not liable for copyright infringement.
C.Because William properly purchased the book before he made the CD's, he is not liable for copyright infringement under the First Sale Doctrine.
D.Because William distributed the CD's for a good cause, he is not liable for copyright infringement.
E.If William is ignorant of the law of copyright, he can not be held liable for infringement.
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