Copyright Quiz

What is copyright?

• Copyright protects people using other artists original work for free.

• Copyright is a right that exists to protect original and creative artworks produced by artists.

• Copyright is available to anyone wanting to use other peoples work.

• Copyright exists to help artists create their own original work and allows others to use it.

How does copyright work?

• Copyright is automatic as soon as any artist has

  created a work, so long as it is written down or recorded.

• Artists usually have to apply for a copyright license to protect their original and creative artworks.

• An artists creative work is automatically copyrighted after three weeks of review by an industry panel.

• All artists, including musicians, writers and film makers must apply for copyright and their work is protected after this process.

Does copyright protect ideas?

• Ideas for a film or book are protected by copyright.

• Copyright does protect an artists ideas.

• An artists work is protected by copyright.

• Copyright does not protect ideas.

What is Plagiarism?

• Copyright is different to plagiarism

• Using your own words in an assignment is called plagiarism.

• Plagiarism is about using someone else’s work and pretending it is your own.

• Plagiarism is asking permission to copy someone's work.

Why is Copyright important?

• Copyright is important because it allows people to use other peoples creative work.

• Because it provides users with the ability to make changes to their work.

• The importance of copyright allows others to manipulate images off the internet.

• It is important because it gives creators control over their creative works.

What kind of things does copyright protect?

• Copyright protects things like ideas, conversations, agreements and statements.

• Copyright protects any original work including music, text, images, films and sound recordings.

• Copyright helps protect people's freedom to use someone's creative original work.

• Copyright can protect the original work of someone's manipulated image or sound recording from the internet.

How long does copyright last?

• The duration of copyright can last for 70 years after the creator of the work has died.

• The duration of copyright lasts forever as long as the family of the creator of the work pays a licence.

• Copyright for an artist will only last if the creator keeps their own work.

• Copyright will last for 70 years after an artist sells their work.

What happens when copyright expires?

• People that want to use someone's work still need to ask permission.

• No-one can access creative work in the public domain because you still need to seek permission first.

• When copyright expires an artist's work is owned by their family.

• A work becomes part of the public domain, meaning that anyone can use it without permission.

Who owns copyright?

• The artists family will normally own copyright to the work.

• The government will own a percentage of copyright once the artist pays their copyright fees.

• The creator of an original work will normally be the owner of that copyright.

• Anyone can own copyright of someone's work without permission.

What happens if an artist wants to sell or give their copyright work away?

• An artist can still claim royalties (money) even if they sell their copyrighted work.

• The creator will no longer have copyright ownership of their work.

• The copyright owner has six months to make money off the work after selling it to someone.

• An artist still has a say about how the person can use the work after it has been sold.