Question

Frank B. McMahon wrote one of the first psychology textbooks to feature a light and easily readable style. He also included many colloquialisms and examples that appealed to a youthful student market. Charles G. Morris wrote a psychology textbook that copied McMahon’s style. Has Morris infringed McMahon’s copyright?

Answer 1

Answer:

No, Morris did not infringe McMahon's copyright

Explanation:

Style of writing a textbook is a general feature or guideline and not copyrightable. This implies that, Morris could write a book in a similar styles like the ones used by McMahon in his psychology text book. However, since the content of the book is not the same as McMahon's book, which could be termed as plagiarism, therefore, Morris did not infringe McMahon's copyright.