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Under the current Copyright Act, statutory copyright protection in an original work of authorship arises ___________________________.

Fair use ________ a possible defense against claims of trademark infringement.

The design aspects of a useful article must be separable from the article’s utilitarian aspects for copyright protection to apply to the design aspects.

You must send a deposit copy of your work to the Copyright Office as part of the registration process.

What are the factors a court should consider in a copyright infringement action to determine whether a particular use qualifies as a fair use? 

Anything under the sun made by man can constitute patentable subject matter.

What are two incentives for obtaining a copyright registration?

The United States is currently a ___________ country. 

Product design can serve as protectable trade dress provided it is not ______________________ and provided that it has acquired ________________________________. (fill in the blanks) 

List two activities by the inventor that can constitute a statutory bar to a patent. _______________________________________________________________________. (fill in the blank)