1. What was the main economic driver behind the historical emergence of copyright?
2. What kinds of creations fall within the Berne Convention’s literary and artistic domain?
3. What does the originality requirement for copyright protection demand?
Patronage system — definition?
Support arrangement where artists are paid by patrons.
Independent professional creator — role?
Earns income by selling copies after patronage declines.
Mass reproduction — significance?
Enables quick, cheap production of many copies.
Intangible property — meaning?
Legal control over non-physical creations like texts or songs.
Berne Convention 1886 — purpose?
Coordinates international copyright protection with shared minimum standards.
Copyright emergence — main driver?
Decline of patronage and rise of mass reproduction technologies.
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