Copyright Quiz

What is copyright?

• 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.

• Copyright is a form of protection provided to the owners of “original works”.

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

Which works are protected by copyright?

• ideas

• literary, musical, dramatic, and pictorial works

• all works

• titles, names, slogans

Which works are NOT protected by copyright?

• ideas, slogans, names, and short phrases

• motion pictures

• sound recordings

• musical, pictorial, and dramatic works

Who owns the copyright in a work?

• the prime minister

• the author who created it

• you and your family members

• the government

What is Copyright Infringement?

• a picture of someone's work

• anyone who uses someone's work without permission

• anyone who uses copyright owners work with permission

• a copy of someone work

Why is Copyright important?

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

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

How long does copyright last?

• 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.

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

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

To be able to use someone else's copyrighted work you generally have to...

• Ask the copyright owner for permission

• Give the artist credit for using the copyrighted work in advance

• Get permission from the copyright office of registration

• Send an email to the copyright owners parents for permission to use the artists work

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

A student is writing a report for science class and uses copyright images downloaded from the Internet and cited correctly. He submits his project to a competition that recognizes classroom work for students and wins a prize for the school. This is covered under fair use.

• True

• False