mr smith distrubutes a photocopied poem from a poetry book to his students what most likely protects mr smith from prosecution for this action?

Question

mr smith distrubutes a photocopied poem from a poetry book to his students what most likely protects mr smith from prosecution for this action?

a. trademark
b. piracy
c. fair use
d. plagiarism

Answer 1

c. fair use

Fair use allows for the limited use of copyrighted materials for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research without the need for permission from the copyright owner. In this case, Mr. Smith distributing the poem for educational purposes to his students would likely fall under fair use.