Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Florida
Academic Exam Copyright
If I create an academic exam based on fact, can federal copyright protection be obtained for the exam and answers?
I ask since my understanding is that tests cannot be protected since they are based on facts.
Asked on 3/24/07, 9:07 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner
Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.
Re: Academic Exam Copyright
The "based on fact" has nothing to do with getting a copyright.
If you author an exam, you can get a copyright on the exam. that does not, of course, mean that no one would ever be able to ask one of "your" questions on an exam.
Answered on 3/25/07, 3:29 pm