Copyright software

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Copyright is granted to anyone who records an original creative work in a fixed, tangible form.

Sam buys a new band’s CD but decides he doesn’t like the singer, so he resells the CD on Shoppe. That’s legal.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Reselling a CD that you bought is legal 

Liyana tells Kumar about her summer vacation, and he says he’d love to see her pictures. Liyana uses a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program to upload the photographs she took at camp so he can download them. That’s copyright infringement.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Sharing your own original work using peer-to-peer file-sharing technology is legal.

Liyana tells Kumar that the files are available. Kumar uses the same peer-to-peer file-sharing program to download Liyana’s camp pictures. That’s copyright infringement.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Liyana took the pictures, so she’s the copyright holder, and she’s given Kumar permission to download.

Kamal copies the entire last chapter form the final Harry Potter book to his commercial blog without any additional commentary. Since he only used part of the work, Kamal would be protected by fair use.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Given the amount and significance of the portion Kamal has taken, the commercial benefit he would receive, and the likely harm to the market for the Harry Potter book, a court would be unlikely to view his use as fair use.

Kiki downloaded a few photos of a farms from Flickr.com’s Creative Commons (CC) pool. She follows the rules of the photographer’s specific CC license and uses them in her digital video about animals. That’s OK.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Kiki can legally use the photos as long as she follows the rules of the license.

Sue read an interesting article about the making of the film Mat Kilau and wants to use a short quote in her cinema review paper for her journalism class. That’s copyright infringement.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Since she’s using a short quotation for the purpose of scholastic commentary, it would be fair use.