Copyright Quiz

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

• True

• False

The Motion Picture Association of America has anti-piracy sniffing dogs.

• True

• False

Sam buys a new video game on a disc, but decides he doesn't like it so he resells it on eBay. That's legal.

• True

• False

The sole purpose of copyright is to make authors money and protect them from getting their works stolen.

• True

• False

Amy tells Daniel about her summer vacation, and he says he'd love to see her pictures. She shares and iCloud album with him so he can download them. That's copyright infringement to share these photos.

• True

• False

• Depends

Amy tells Daniel the files are available. Daniel downloads them from iCloud and posts them on Instagram. That's copyright infringement.

• True

• False

• Depends

Jason copies the entire last chapter from the final Harry Potter book to his commercial blog. Since he only used part of the work, Jason would be protected by fair use.

• True

• False

Kathy downloads a few photos from Google and uses them on her professional website. Since she gives credit to the photographer who took the pictures, that's okay.

• True

• False

Kate downloaded a few photos of local organic farms from Flickr.com's Creative Commons (CC) pool. She uses a couple of photos and gives credit following the specific photographer's CC license rules. That's okay.

• True

• False

Adam records a video for his YouTube channel about the upcoming Senate elections and includes an official photo taken by a government employee that he found on the Senate's website. That's copyright infringement.

• True

• False