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The campus club, 'Don't Do Drugs!', is launching a publicawareness campaign alerting university students to the danger ofusing illegal drugs. William, the club chairman, recently bought abook at Borders called Drugs the Destroyer (price paid $25). JohnMcBride is the author of the book. William wants to distribute1,000 copies of the book as part of the public awareness campaignbut the club doesn't have enough money to buy them.Instead, Williamscans the book onto his computer and burns 1,000 CD's of the book.The club freely distributes all of the CD's to students on campus.John McBride sues William for copyright infringement. Which of thefollowing is true?

A.William is liable for copyright infringement.

B. If William had included a notice on the CD’s that thecopyright in the material belongs to John McBride, then William isnot liable for copyright infringement.

C.Because William properly purchased the book before he made theCD's, he is not liable for copyright infringement under the FirstSale Doctrine.

D.Because William distributed the CD's for a good cause, he isnot liable for copyright infringement.

E.If William is ignorant of the law of copyright, he can not beheld liable for infringement.

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Copyright infringement is the act of using someone elses work without getting that persons permission The power to decide who can legally make copies of that work lies with the owner of the copyright Even if one gives credit to    See Answer
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