SDD HSC Quiz 1B

Within a software licence agreement there is a clause which restricts the amount of money a user can claim if the software causes some issue. Which of the following best describes this clause?

• warranty

• limited use

• limited liability

• term

Falsely claiming ownership of someone else’s work is:

• piracy.

• plagiarism.

• counterfeiting.

• theft.

The purpose of copyright laws is to:

• provide incentive for creative endeavour.

• protect the expression of ideas.

• provide the owner with the sole rights to copy and distribute a

• All of the other answers.

Software where users are encouraged to distribute copies but must pay the owner if they continue to use the product is:

• commercial

• shareware

• open source

• public domain

In terms of software copyright law, which of the following is FALSE:

• One copy may be made for backup purposes.

• Derivative works based on the original cannot be made.

• Distributing copies is not permitted.

• Backup copies may be retained if the licence is sold.

Reverse engineering is the process of:

• studying the original design of the product.

• analysing a product to determine its original design.

• using a product as a major part of a new product.

• translating executable code back into a higher-level language.

Software Piracy can be best described as:

• theft.

• copying software.

• taking from the rich.

• infringing copyright.

The only classification of software where copyright has been relinquished is:

• commercial.

• shareware.

• open source.

• public domain.

Which of the following is TRUE:

• Works must be registered with the copyright office before copyright laws will cover a work.

• The copyright symbol © must be displayed on all copyrighted works.

• Transfers of copyright must be in writing to be legally valid.

• Copyright laws are designed to safeguard publishers.

Selling an academic version of a product as a fully licensed version is known as:

• mischannelling.

• counterfeiting.

• end-user copying.

• piracy of an OEM product.