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In December 2018, Amanda wrote an original poem. Later that day, she posted a Video of herself reading the poem aloud on Facebook. Her poem

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In December 2018, Amanda wrote an original poem. Later that day, she posted a Video of herself reading the poem aloud on Facebook. Her poem on Facebook soon \"went viral\" and received over fteen million \"hits" (views). In March 2019, she received a national poetry award for the poem. Poetry magazines widely publicized her poem, and the extremely popular weekly CBS news show \"60 Minutes\" aired a story on Amanda and posted her poem on their website. However, when Amanda was listening to the radio last August, she heard a song with lyrics identical to the words in her poem. Amanda learned the song had been \"written" and performed by a relatively unknown artist named Darren. Darren admits his song includes lyrics identical to Amanda's, but he claims that he created the lyrics completely on his own early that same August. Darren claimed he had never seen or heard of Amanda or her poem. However, Darren admits he is an internet user and often watches the show "60 Minutes.\" He also admits he is a poetry fan, and subscribes to a number of poetry magazines. Assume that Darren did not intend to infringe Amanda's copyright; instead, assume Darren's only intent was to write a great song. Amanda has sued Darren for copyright infringement. (Assume no "fair use\" defense applies.) Choose the most correct answer from the choices below: 0 Although Darren has conceded that his song lyrics are identical to the poem, a court will not likely hold Darren liable for copyright infringement because Darren says he never actually read, viewed, or heard about Amanda's poem; 0 A court will not likely hold Darren liable for copyright infringement if he can prove that he did not intend to copy Amanda's work; Q A court is likely to hold Darren liable for copyright infringement because Amanda can prove both prongs of the test for \"copying\"-substantial similarity and access; 0 A court is likely to hold Darren liable for copyright infringement because Amanda can prove both prongs of the test for \"copying\"-substantial similarity and objective intent

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