Chapter 8 - Business law

When you rent a movie at a video store, you are entering into a relationship called a

• bailor

• mutuum

• fair use doctrine

• bailment

Tangible personal property is something that

• has a trademark which distinguishes it from other property

• has substance and can be touched.

• is copyrighted under the fair use doctrine.

• has no substance and cannot be touched.

Tangible personal property is something that

• has a trademark which distinguishes it from other property

• has substance and can be touched.

• is copyrighted under the fair use doctrine.

• has no substance and cannot be touched.

In bailment lawsuits, the burden of proof is usually on the

• bailor

• bailee

• hotel keeper

• business owner

A copyright is a(n)

• right granted to an author to exclusively publish and sell a literary work.

• document that must be filed wit the U.S. Patent Office in order to be considered legal.

• exclusive right by an inventor to make, use, or sell an invention.

• distinctive mark, symbol, or slogan used by a business to identify its goods.

If property is found in a public or semipublic place, it is considered

• discarded

• abandoned

• misplaced

• lost

Common carriers are held liable for all goods they ship

• only in cases of negligence

• even when damages occur as a result of acts of God.

• only when damages occur a result of the public enemy, public authorities, and the shipper

• regardless of whether or not they are negligent

In a bailment, there is

• no intent to pass title to property.

• an intent to pass title to property.

• no obligation for the bailor to receive benefit

• no obligation for the bailee to receive benefit.

In a bailment, there is

• no intent to pass title to property.

• an intent to pass title to property.

• no obligation for the bailor to receive benefit

• no obligation for the bailee to receive benefit.

An innocent purchaser who acquires a stolen item in good faith is

• not obliged to return the item to the owner

• is obliged to return the item to the owner.

• can be prosecuted for purchasing stolen goods.

• can legally transfer title to someone else.