Copyright & Fair Use

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

• 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

Paula read an interesting article about the making of the film "Titanic" and wants to use a short quote in her cinema review paper for journalism class. This is copyright infringement.

• True

• False

A child's finger painting is copyrighted.

• True

• False

Which of the following is/are defense(s) to copyright infringement?

• Fair Use
• I didn't know the work was copyrighted.
• I'm giving the copyright owner free publicity.
• I'm a student and the proceeds are for our school club.

For a work to be protected under copyright, it must:

• be copied with permission.
• be original and fixed in a tangible form.
• include a Copyright Notice.
• be included in the Fair Use Act.

How long does copyright protection last?

• 95 years from the date of creation.
• 120 years from the date of creation.
• 70 years after the death of the creator.
• 75 years after the date of the creation.

Each state has its own copyright laws?

• True
• False

"Fair Use" allows for limited use of portions of copyrighted material for what purposes?

• Educational/Research

• Criticism

• Commentary

• All of the Above

Works must be be registered with the copyright office to be officially "copyrighted"

• True

• False