Copyright Quiz 2023

The ability to use a small amount of copyrighted work without permission, but only in certain ways and in specific situations (schoolwork and education, news reporting, criticizing, or commenting on something, and comedy/parody).

• creative commons
• fair use
• license
• creative work

What are the two ways you are able to use a work WITHOUT permission?

• public domain & eminent domain
• public domain & fairy tales
• public domain & fair use
• public use and fair use

How Long Does Copyright Protection Last (supposedly)?

• 56 years

• 70 years

• 20 years

• 1 year

Creative Commons licensing helps creators retain copyright while

• allowing others to copy, distribute, and make some uses of their work

• allowing others to make parodies of their work

• preventing others from copying their work

• releasing their work into the public domain

 You don't need permission to use Public Domain? 

• True 
• False

A work is public domain if it was created by the government

• True

• False

Jason copies the entire last chapter 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
• False

Which of the following is NOT an example of Fair Use

• Posting a video on a website to allow viewers to comment or critique

• Accidentally capturing a song playing in the background in your video

• Posting a an artists music video on your website but not making any money from it

• Taking several different songs and mashing them up into a completely new work

To use someone else's work without their permission is called:

• Inspiration

• Appropriation

• Remixing

• Fair Use

A student starts a political blog on his website and uses a clip from CBS interview with Donald Trump and Biden interview from CNN. Below the clips they ask the question, "Who was the better president" and encourage viewers to comment below. Which Fair Use principle would best justify this use?

• Capturing material incidentally or acidentally

• Using material to launch a discussion

• Quoting in order to recombine elements into a new meaning

• Reposting ro preserve an experience