Copyright

Since Richard forgot to register his screenplay before he sent it out to agents for review, he's no longer eligible to copyright it.

• True
• False

Kathy downloaded a few photos of local organic farms from Flickr.com's Creative Commons (CC) pool. She follows the rules of the photographer's specific CC license and uses them in her digital video about sustainable agriculture. That's OK.

• True
• False

Jason copies the entire last chapter from the final Harry Potter book to his commercial blog without any additional commentary. Since he only used part of the work, Jason would be protected by fair use.

• True
• False

The sole purpose of copyright is to make authors money and protect them from getting their works stolen.

• True
• False

Sam buys a new band's CD but decides he doesn't like the singer, so he resells the CD on eBay. That's legal.

• True
• False

What is Fair Use?

• When a copyrighted work is used for monetary gain.
• When a copyrighted work is used for school work

You are NOT breaking the law when you download something if:

• No one finds out about it
• You have permission from the owner

When does copyright take effect?

• When you file the paperwork with the government
• as soon as you come up with the idea
• as soon as the idea is in a tangible form
• as soon as you tell someone about your idea

How much of a song can you use?

• 2 minutes
• 30 seconds
• 10 minutes
• 10 seconds

How much of a movie can you use?

• 30 seconds
• 2 minutes
• 10 minutes
• 3 minutes