Who owns information (3) ?


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 your email ?

  1. no one
  2. you, the person who created them
  3. your internet service provider
  4. the Internet
  5. the people who read them

reasoning:

2. Who owns your course exams and papers ?

  1. no one
  2. you, the person who wrote them
  3. the instructor who graded them
  4. the University of Vermont
  5. the people who watched the game

reasoning:

3. Who owns your 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:

4. Who owns ?

  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:

5. Who owns your email (and webpages) ?

  1. no one
  2. you, the person who created them
  3. your internet service provider
  4. the Internet
  5. the people who link to them

reasoning: