PrepTest 130, Section 2, Question 15
Proponents of the tangible-object theory of copyright argue(461 more words not shown)
According to the passage, the(26 more words not shown)
- Aany work entitled(9 more words not shown)
- Bonly the original(12 more words not shown)
- Cthe work of(18 more words not shown)
- Din a few(13 more words not shown)
- Ethe owner of(9 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The theory starts from two points: every copyrightable work can take a physical form, and owning an object gives someone a collection of rights over it. We're looking for one of those starting assumptions, not a conclusion the author reaches when criticizing the theory.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The first paragraph says any work eligible for copyright can take a tangible form. If copyright is to be explained through physical-object ownership, the theory needs that connection between protected works and physical forms.
- B
No only-the-original-creator restriction is stated. The account allows ownership to be transferred and some rights to be retained; it doesn't establish that nobody else could hold the copyright.
- C
Starting from physical ownership doesn't require this ranking of the two kinds of work. The author's later objection actually emphasizes that conceiving ideas can be more valuable than putting them into physical form.
- D
The theory's claimed advantage is avoiding the need to recognize ownership of abstract ideas. This isn't one of its stated starting assumptions.
- E
The first paragraph mentions destroying an owned physical object as one example of an owner's rights. It doesn't state this proposed rule about intellectual property as the claim on which the extension to copyright depends.
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