What is legal online?

If you google search an image you can use it for whatever you want.

• True

• False

You find a great article and you want to use part of it for a research project. The proper way to do that is to...

• Copy and Paste the part you want to use

• Put a link to the article with your project

• Cite the article and use appropriate quotations

• Paraphrase to your own words and take credit for the information

Answer explanation

Without properly citing your source of information it is considered plagiarism which can get you in serious trouble at school and in college even kicked out.

If a song is on the internet you can use it for whatever you want.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Just because some one posts their music on the internet does not mean you can use it whenever you want for whatever you want without permission from the owner.

If someone sends you a picture you can share it however you like.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

If the picture is inappropriate especially of someone underage, you could be in serious legal trouble for sharing that picture, or even having that picture.

Any original work (writing, music, art) belongs to you, and you own the copyright to it automatically.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

While you can file for copyright you do not need to, in order to own it. Filing for copyright is important in defending that the work belongs to you in a court of law however.

Free Speech allows you to say or post anything you want on the internet.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

There are several different things that disallow you from saying things anywhere. If you are falsely hurting someone's reputation, breaching a contract, or even harassing someone online.