Copyright Quiz

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

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

• False. Copyright was established to encourage the growth of science, education, and the arts.

• True. According to the MPAA, they've trained two black Labradors named "Lucky" and "Flo" to sniff out DVD piracy.

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

  Amy tells Daniel that the files are available. Daniel

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

• True. Reselling a CD that you bought is legal according to the First Sale Doctrine.

• False. Unless Dwight has permission from the copyright holders (band/publisher/songwriter etc.) it would be copyright infringement.

• True. According to the MPAA, they've trained two black Labradors named "Lucky" and "Flo" to sniff out DVD piracy.

• False. Given the amount and significance of the portion Jason 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 a fair use.

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

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

• True. Kathy can legally use the photos as long as she follows the rules of the license

• False. Amy took the pictures, so she's the copyright holder, and she's given Daniel permission to download.

• True. Reselling a CD that you bought is legal according to the First Sale Doctrine.

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

• False. Given the amount and significance of the portion Jason 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 a fair use.

• False. Copyright was established to encourage the growth of science, education, and the arts.

• False. Unless Dwight has permission from the copyright holders (band/publisher/songwriter etc.) it would be copyright infringement.

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

Amy uses a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program (FLickr) to upload the photographs she took at camp so he can download them. That's copyright infringement.

• False. Unless Dwight has permission from the copyright holders (band/publisher/songwriter etc.) it would be copyright infringement.

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

  Amy tells Daniel that the files are available. Daniel uses the same peer-to-peer file-sharing

• False. The copyright for Night of the Living Dead is part of the wonderful wealth of the public domain. Justin is free to be as creative as he wants with public domain material.

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

Amy tells Daniel that the files are available. Daniel uses the same peer-to-peer file-sharing program to download Amy's camp pictures. That's copyright infringement.

• False. Amy took the pictures, so she's the copyright holder, and she's given Daniel permission to download.

• False. Copyright was established to encourage the growth of science, education, and the arts.

• False! Public Domain refers to works that are not subject to copyright restrictions, so they are free to use. Public domain material can include works that are not copyright-able, are designated for free and unlimited public access by the creator, or are no longer protected by copyright law because the copyright status has expired or been forfeited by the owner.

• False. Works produced by the U.S. government, or any U.S. government agency, are in the public domain. The texts of legal cases and statutes produced by the federal government are also in the public domain.

Jason copies the entire last 5 chapters from the final Harry Potter book to his commercial blog without any additional commentary. Since he only used part of the work, Jason would be protected by fair use.

• True. Kathy can legally use the photos as long as she follows the rules of the license.

• False! Public Domain refers to works that are not subject to copyright restrictions, so they are free to use. Public domain material can include works that are not copyright-able, are designated for free and unlimited public access by the creator, or are no longer protected by copyright law because the copyright status has expired or been forfeited by the owner.

• False. Given the amount and significance of the portion Jason 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 a fair use.

• False. Works produced by the U.S. government, or any U.S. government agency, are in the public domain. The texts of legal cases and statutes produced by the federal government are also in the public domain.

Kathy downloaded a few photos of local organic 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 sustainable agriculture. That's OK.

• True. Reselling a CD that you bought is legal according to the First Sale Doctrine.

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

• True. Kathy can legally use the photos as long as she follows the rules of the license.

• True. According to the MPAA, they've trained two black Labradors named "Lucky" and "Flo" to sniff out DVD piracy.

Dwight finds a peer-to-peer (P2P) network that offers free music downloads. He's too cheap to buy it, so he downloads the songs. He's not committing copyright infringement.

• False. Unless Dwight has permission from the copyright holders (band/publisher/songwriter etc.) it would be copyright infringement.

• False. Copyright was established to encourage the growth of science, education, and the arts.

  Amy uses a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program (FLickr) to upload the photographs she took at camp so he can download them. That's copyright infringement.

• False. Given the amount and significance of the portion Jason 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 a fair use.

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

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

• True. Kathy can legally use the photos as long as she follows the rules of the license.

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

• False! Public Domain refers to works that are not subject to copyright restrictions, so they are free to use. Public domain material can include works that are not copyrightable, are designated for free and unlimited public access by the creator, or are no longer protected by copyright law because the copyright status has expired or been forfeited by the owner.

• False. Given the amount and significance of the portion Jason 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 a fair use.