Which statement is not true about copyright protection?

Which statement is not true about copyright protection?

• A. A novel is protected by copyright.
• B. A film is protected by copyright.
• C. A brand name is protected by copyright.
• D. A musical composition is protected by copyright.

Answer: (C)

Copyright protects original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium, such as a novel, a film, or a musical composition. A brand name, however, is not protected by copyright. In practice, brand names are protected mainly by trademark law, which guards the use of identifiers in commerce to distinguish goods and services. A brand name might appear within a copyrighted work, but the protection would apply to the work as a whole, not to the name itself. So the statement about a brand name being protected by copyright is not true; trademark protection is the appropriate avenue.

Copyright protects original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium, such as a novel, a film, or a musical composition. A brand name, however, is not protected by copyright. In practice, brand names are protected mainly by trademark law, which guards the use of identifiers in commerce to distinguish goods and services. A brand name might appear within a copyrighted work, but the protection would apply to the work as a whole, not to the name itself. So the statement about a brand name being protected by copyright is not true; trademark protection is the appropriate avenue.