Quiz on World Book & Copyright Day

1. When was Copyright Act enacted in India?

• 1955
• 1959
• 1957
• 1960

2. The first owner of the question paper of an examination is

• Examiner
• COE
• Principal
• Paper setter

3. The first owner of the plan of the building is

• Client
• Labour
• Architect
• Owner of the Building

4. The owner of the sound recording is

• Composer
• Director
• Producer
• Artist

5. The first owner of the cinematograph film is

• Producer
• Actor
• Composer
• Director

6. The broadcasting organizations like TV, Radio have a term of copyright for

• 60 Years
• 50 Years
• 15 Years
• 25 Years

7. Which of following would not gain copyright protection?

• A DVD
• An unrecorded speech
• Written lyrics of a song
• A hand knitted jumper

8. What is the duration of copyright protection for a novel?

• A novel will not gain copyright protection
• The day the author dies
• the end of the calendar year in which the author died.
• 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the author died.

9. Which of the following painting is not subject to copyright?

• Monalisa
• Horses
• Tamil Girl with Her Parrots
• Glow of Hope or Lady with Lamp

10. If a work is in the Public Domain, it means

• You can find it at a public library.
• The Term of copyright in the work has run out.
• You can get it for free online.
• You can copy it without getting Permission from anyone.