5th - Copyright + Plagiarism

What is public domain?

• It lets the public vote on how someone can use copyrighted work.

• It contains works that are NOT under copyright protection. You can use them however you want.

What is fair use?

• It contains works that you can use as long as you don't get caught

• It is used to describe situations where using someone else's work is allowed. (educational, news reporting, parody)

How long do copyright laws last?

• Until the author retires

• Forever

• Lifetime of the creator + 70 more years

A policy that lets people 'borrow' parts of an original work without permission is called _____________.

• fair use

• plagiarism

Who does copyright law protect?

• The users

• The creators

Copying and pasting online information to use as a science report is an example of _________.

• copyright

• plagiarism

A _________ shows information about books/websites and other sources. (things like the author, title, date, etc)

• public domain

• citation

What does it mean to cite your sources?

• It means to ask permission before you use them.

• This means you give credit to the people who gave you your facts.

What does the word plagiarism mean?

• Illegally downloading songs.

• Copying someone else’s work and presenting it as your own.

• Using copyright free images.

What is it called when you break copyright law?

• Infringement

• Investigation

• URL