One of the writer's poems reproduced; which intellectual property law has been violated?

• A. License
• B. Fair Use
• C. Copyright
• D. Trademark

Answer: (C)

Poems are protected by copyright as literary works, giving the author exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, and display the text. Reproducing a writer’s poem without permission infringes those rights, so copyright is the law involved. Fair use could sometimes allow limited copying without permission if the use is for purposes like criticism, comment, or teaching and it weighs factors such as purpose, amount used, and impact on the market; but it’s a defense to infringement, not the rule that was violated. A license is the permission you would need to copy legally, not the law itself. Trademark covers brand names and logos, not literary works, so it doesn’t apply here.