Copyright and Fair Use Pre-Test

What is copyright?

• A creator's exclusive right to publish or distribute their original work.

• A corporation's right to distribute movies, music, and other entertainment they've created.

• Laws that keep teachers from being able to use all sources as needed.

• Your right to create parodies of already created work.

True or False: Almost everything you find online is copyrighted.

• True
• False

How does a person get a copyright for something they've created?

• They file patent paperwork.

• They work with a lawyer to secure copyright protection.

• They put the copyright sign on their work.

• Nothing. Copyright exists from the moment the work is created.

Which of the following could you copyright? Choose all that apply.

• movies, plays, performances

• ideas, theories, an individual word or phrase

• artwork and songs

• poems, books, and articles

What is fair use?

• A legal doctrine that permit the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances

• A law that allows anyone to use copyrighted works without permission no matter what

• A policy that teachers can copy whatever they want whenever they want.

• A rule that allows the use of copyrighted works only with the owner's permission

True or False: Fair use means that teachers can use whatever resource they want to use whenever they want to use it.

• True
• False

What are the 4 things an educator should consider when deciding if fair use gives them the right to use a piece of media? Choose all that apply

• Payment

  (Did you pay a licensing fee?)

• Purpose

  (Are you transforming the work in any way?)

• Nature

  (Is the work factual or creative?)

• Amount

  (How much of the work are you using?)

• Market Impact

  (Is my use of the source keeping someone from being paid?)

True or False: If a work is part of the public domain, you do not have to worry about copyright restrictions.

• True

• False

Which of the following would probably be usable according to fair use doctrine?

• Pages printed from brittanica.com (an online encyclopedia)

• Pages copied from The Hunger Games (a young adult novel)

Creative Commons allows creators to...

• Profit off of their materials

• Choose how people can use their materials

• Choose how people ask for permission to use their materials

• Sue anyone who uses their materials