Fair Use and Copyright Law

Copyright term allows owners to hold exclusive rights their entire lifetime plus ____

fill in the blank years.

• 20 years

• 30 years

• 50 years

• 70 years

Which statement below best illustrates the concept of plagiarism?

• One of several legal limitations on the exclusive rights granted to copyright owners.

• The practice of passing off another author's work or ideas as your own.

• United States law that protects the works of authors, composers, artists etc. from being used by others without permission.

• The conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying a fee.

Public Domain is best described as:

• Allows use of the original materials without citation.

• United States law that protects original works from being used without permission.

• The length of time the law allows owners to hold exclusive rights.

• he practice of passing off another author's work or ideas as one's own

The definition of Copyright Term:

• The length of time the law allows copyright owners to hold the exclusive rights on their original works.

• The practice of passing off another author's work or ideas as one's own

• A violation of the exclusive rights of a copyright holder

• A legal limitation on the exclusive rights granted to copyright owners

Rules that demonstrate fair use of another person’s work include which of the following. Choose all that apply to fair use:

• The nature of the work borrowed

• The amount of information you borrow

• You may only use another person’s work after they are deceased.

• The nature of the work and the amount of information you borrowed can both play a part in fair use.

Public Domain refers to creative works that fall into this category:

• Works that are not copyrighted and are free to use without permission

• You can use it but you must pay a fee.

• Works that are copyrighted.

• Allows copyright owners to hold the exclusive rights on their original works.

What does copyright protect?

• Ideas, thoughts, or scientific research

• Literary works, sound recordings, works of art, musical compositions

• Works created by the U.S. Government

• Inventions

Copyright (or author's right) is an intellectual property term used to describe:

• The conditions that allow you to use material that is owned by someone else without paying royalties

• The fair use of an original work.

• The rights of ownership that the creators have over their literary and artistic works

• A literary work in the style of a specific author that is imitated for comic effect or satire.

If the definition of "trademark" is any word, name, or symbol used by a person, or organization to identify its product, then which of the following fits this definition?

• Photographs

• Movies

• Nike “swoosh”

• Books

Which of the following are protected under copyright laws?

• Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans; familiar symbols or designs

• Works consisting entirely of information that is common property and containing no original authorship (for example: standard calendars, height and weight charts, lists or tables taken from public documents or other common sources)

• Literary, musical, graphic, and sculptural works; and derivatives of protected works, such as a sequel (for example: Star Wars, Rocky, etc.)