Copyright / Fair Use

"Fair use" allows you to use copyrighted work without permission or payment, but only in certain situations. Which of the following in NOT a "fair use" situation?

• Jordan remixes a copyrighted song and charges people for it

• A journalist shows a copyrighted video clip in a news report

• Chelsea uses a copyrighted photo for a school presentation

Weird Al is an artist  who takes popular songs and changes their lyrics to be funny. Weird Al creates ________________.

• parodies

• mash-ups

• commercials

• reworks

Ruby makes a YouTube video about why she doesn't like reality television. She uses clips from reality TV shows to support her argument. Why does Ruby's video count as fair use?

• Because Ruby's video criticizes, or comments on, reality TV shows

• Because Ruby's video is a parody

• Because TV shows aren't copyrighted

• Because Ruby uses it for educational purposes

The act of stealing copyright work by downloading or copying it in order to keep, sell, or give it away without permission and without paying is called _____.

• Plagiarism

• Copyright

• Piracy

• Parody

Using a clip from a song in a student public service announcement about recycling would be:

• Add new meaning and make it original

• Use a small amount

• Rework and use in a different way

• Use for a nonprofit purpose

Creative work that’s not copyrighted and therefore free for you to use however you want

• Fair Use

• Public Domain

• License

• Creative Commons

Giving credit to someone’s work you use by clearly stating their name, title of the work, etc.

• Copyright

• Plagiarize

• Acknowledge

• Fair Use

A kind of copyright that makes it easier for people to copy, share, and build on your work

• Acknowledge

• Fair Use

• Creative Commons

• Public Domain

A law that protects your control over the creative work you make so people must get permission

• Copyright

• Fair Use

• Creative Commons

• Public Domain

Any idea or artistic creation recorded in some form, whether it’s hard copy or digital

• Fair Use

• Creative Commons

• Public Domain

• Creative Work