The Fair Use Doctrine allows for limited use of copyrighted works without permission for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. Whether a use is considered fair depends on four factors: the purpose and character of the use, the nature of the copyrighted work, the amount and substantiality of the portion used, and the effect of the use on the potential market for the copyrighted work.
X created a new way of organizing a telephone directory on a mobile phone called "iTel" that allows users to locate names and numbers more quickly. X's "iTel" can be copyrighted because it is an original creative work that applied X's intellect, as opposed to just
The Fair Use Doctrine allows for limited use of copyrighted works without permission for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. Whether a use is considered fair depends on four factors: the purpose and character of the use, the nature of the copyrighted work, the amount and substantiality of the portion used, and the effect of the use on the potential market for the copyrighted work.
X created a new way of organizing a telephone directory on a mobile phone called "iTel" that allows users to locate names and numbers more quickly. X's "iTel" can be copyrighted because it is an original creative work that applied X's intellect, as opposed to just
The Fair Use Doctrine allows for limited use of copyrighted works without permission for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. Whether a use is considered fair depends on four factors: the purpose and character of the use, the nature of the copyrighted work, the amount and substantiality of the portion used, and the effect of the use on the potential market for the copyrighted work.
X created a new way of organizing a telephone directory on a mobile phone called "iTel" that allows users to locate names and numbers more quickly. X's "iTel" can be copyrighted because it is an original creative work that applied X's intellect, as opposed to just
utilize copyrighted works under certain conditions. The factors to consider whether use is fair or not would be the purpose and character of the use, nature of the copyrighted work, amount and substantiality of the portions used, and what else? a. effect of the use upon the creator of the work. b. effect of the use upon the potential market of the work. c. effect of the use upon the public in general. d. effect of the use upon the class in which the creator belongs.
(6) (29) X came up with a new way of
presenting a telephone directory in a mobile phone, which he dubbed as the "iTel" and which uses lesser time for locating names and telephone numbers. May X have his "iTel" copyrighted in his name? (A) No, because it is a mere system or method. (B) Yes, because it is an original creation. (C) Yes, because it entailed the application of X's intellect. (D) No, because it did not entail any application of X's intellect.