AP CSP - Copyright & Intellectual Property

Charlotte, Scarlett, and Liam are having a heated debate. They are trying to figure out what "Intellectual Property" refers to. Can you help them out?

• A method of data storage

• A type of digital data

• A work or invention resulting from creativity

• A unit of measurement for data size

All of these works below can be copied without worrying about copyright law...except one. Which one of these is not okay to copy and use?

• Works created by the government 
• Works that the creator gave away by putting them in the public domain
• Works that are found using a Google image search
• Works that are so old that the copyright protection has expired.

There are 4 questions you must ask yourself to determine if your use of someone else's creation is covered by Fair Use. Which is not one of those four questions?

• How much of the work are you using?
• What is your purpose of copying it? Are you using it for school, parody, or the news?
• If you copy it, will it hurt the sales of the original work?
• Will you get caught if you copy it?

For a work to be protected under copyright, it must:

• be copied with permission.
• be original and fixed in a tangible form.
• include a Copyright Notice.
• be included in the Fair Use Act.

"Fair Use" allows for limited use of portions of copyrighted material for what purposes?

• Educational/Research

• Criticism

• Commentary

• All of the Above

Works must be be registered with the copyright office to be officially "copyrighted"

• True

• False

How would you summarize Public Domain?

• You can find it in a public library.
• You can get it on line for free.
• You can use the work without getting permission.
• You can use it under the Fair Use Act.

Can you identify the example that CANNOT be protected by copyright?

•  Band Name
• Sound Recordings
• Architectural Works
• Dramatic Works

What is the best example of a work that can be protected by copyright?

• Information from the Government
• Concepts
• Motion Pictures
• Procedures

The Creative Commons license feature Attribution requires:

• The user to pay to the creator.
• The user to give the creator credit.
• The user to make a derivative of the work.
• The user to sell copies of the work.