W6 - Rights and Responsibilities of Creator

What does "copyright" mean?

• Legal protection that a creator has over the things they create.

• Creative work that can be used by anyone.

• Using someone's creative work without giving credit.

• Giving credit to the person who created something.

Priya is making a poster for her school's bake sale. She does an image search and finds a great picture of cupcakes for her poster. Under the photo it says, "Copyright Max Weber 2020." Priya uses the photo in her poster. Is this OK?

• It is OK. The picture will help her sell more cupcakes.

• It's not OK. Priya sees that the image has a copyright and needs to get permission from Max Weber, the creator, before she can use it.

Who owns the copyright in a work?

• you and family members

• the prime minister

• author who created it

• the government

Attribution means to

• give credit to a particular author or artist

• get a copyright on your original work

• be the creator of an original work

• none of the above

An author is a

• reporter

• busy person

• creator of a work

• user of an artwork

Why Should I Care About Copyright?

• allows others to copy your work

• prevents other people from copying your work 

Jennifer spends a lot of time searching the web. She finds a great drawing on a site. She prints it for the cover of her report and gives credit to the illustrator in her report. OKAY or NO WAY?

• OKAY

• NO WAY

Rachel has to write a paragraph about volcanoes for science. She finds a paragraph on a website that sounds great. She copies it in her own handwriting and turns it in. OKAY or NO WAY?

• OKAY

• NO WAY

The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.

• Citation

• Plagiarism

• Bibliography