Logical Reasoning

PT135 · S4 · Q15 Copyright was originally the grant

A free, expert breakdown of this official LSAT Logical Reasoning question.

  • Save & drill this skill — build targeted practice sets from questions like this one

  • Video walkthroughs — watch every question solved step by step

  • 81 official LSATs — as questions, timed sections & full-length tests

Start practicing free

Copyright was originally the grant of a temporary government-supported monopoly on copying a work.

Evidence

Copyright was originally the grant of a temporary government-supported monopoly on copying a work.

Its sole purpose was to encourage the circulation of ideas by giving authors the opportunity to derive a reasonable financial reward from their works.

Conclusion

Copyright sometimes goes beyond its original purpose.

Evaluate

The argument concludes that the purpose of copyright was more limited than is sometimes the case. This assumes that the holders of a copyright sometimes receive greater financial rewards than was originally intended.

15.

The conclusion of the argument is most strongly supported if which one of the following completes the passage?

  1. publication of copyrighted works is

    Out of Scope - Other Group

    The issue is whether copyrights sometimes exceed their intended purpose. Whether there are other ways of to accomplish one of the intended purposes of establishing copyrights is not relevant to the argument.

    4% picked this

  2. authors are willing to circulate

    Out of Scope

    Whether copyrights were needed to encourage the spread of ideas is not relevant to whether copyrights sometimes exceed their intended purpose.

    16% picked this

  3. authors are unable to find

    Weakens

    This undermines the value of the copyright by suggesting that it does not always lead to financial rewards that extend beyond their intended purpose.

    3% picked this

  4. there is no practical way

    Weakens

    This weakens the financial reward of copyrights and so makes it less likely that the value of copyrights exceed their intended purpose.

    3% picked this

  5. Correct

    copyrights hold for many years

    Why this is right

    This extends the financial rewards to the holder of a copyright beyond the intended purpose—reasonable financial rewards for the author of a work.

    Skill tested: Strengthen · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    75% picked this

Continue the review in LSAT Lab

Save this question, watch the video walkthrough, and drill similar questions in your LSAT Lab account.

Save and practice this skill
LSAT Lab

Turn this review into a targeted study plan.

Save this question, drill more like it, watch the video walkthrough, and track your progress in your LSAT Lab account.

Start practicing free