Copyright Issues Pre Test

Which works are protected by copyright?

• An idea that you never publish

• all works

• literary, musical, dramatic, pictorial works

• Pet Names

What is copyright?

• a form of protection for creators

• an image

• a form of protection for kids

• copies of work

Who Owns the Copyright in a Work?

• you and family members 
• author who created it 
• the president 
• the government

What is Fair Use?

• pictures, essays

• unfair use of copyright material

• all copyright materials

• situations where you can use material without the owner's permission

Something must have the copyright symbol to be copyrighted.

• True, how else would you know if it was in the public domain or not?

• B.False, a work belongs to the creator whether or not there is a © symbol

Copyright starts automatically upon creation of your original work in a fixed, tangible form.

• True
• False

US Copyright gives the author/creator or owner of original works an exclusive right to perform or display the work publicly.

• True
• False

Copyright status is only granted to well-known authors and filmmakers.

• True

• False

Sam buys a new band's CD but decides he doesn't like the singer, so he resells the original CD on eBay. This is not a violation of copyright.

• True

• False

The Public Domain is a polar research station in Antarctica.

• True

• False