Who owns information (2) ?

In each of the questions below, choose the best answer. For each answer, note one or two lines of reasoning that leads you to that conclusion.

1. Who owns news ?

1. no one
2. the person who made it
3. the person who wrote it up
4. the organization that publishes it
5. the people who listen to it

reasoning:

2. Who owns the score of the (televised) superbowl game ?

1. no one
2. the players
3. the National Football League
4. Fox Television Network
5. the people who taped the program at home

reasoning:

3. Who owns the music on a CD ?

1. no one
2. the person who wrote the music
3. the person who performs the music
4. the company that printed the CD
5. the person who bought the CD

reasoning:

4. Who owns computer programs ?

1. no one
2. you, the person who wrote them
3. the person who paid you to write them
4. the person who buys a copy
5. someone else

reasoning:

Compiled, February 3, 2002, Steve.Cavrak@Uvm.Edu