Copyright Concepts

What is fair use?

• Fair use is a legal doctrine that allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

• Fair use is a legal doctrine that allows unlimited use of copyrighted material without permission.

• Fair use only applies to commercial purposes.

• Fair use does not require attribution to the original creator.

What does it mean for a work to be in the public domain?

• A work being in the public domain means that it is protected by copyright laws

• A work being in the public domain means that the intellectual property rights have expired, been forfeited, or are no longer applicable, allowing it to be freely used by anyone for any purpose without restriction.

• A work being in the public domain means that it can only be used for non-commercial purposes

• A work being in the public domain means that it is only accessible to a select group of individuals

Define plagiarism and provide an example.

• An example of plagiarism is citing all sources properly in a research paper.

• Plagiarism is the act of using someone else's work or ideas without proper citation or permission. An example of plagiarism would be copying and pasting a paragraph from a website into your own paper without giving credit to the original source.

• Plagiarism is the act of using someone else's work or ideas with proper citation.

• Plagiarism is the act of creating original work without any external influence.

Explain the concept of Creative Commons licenses.

• Creative Commons licenses are only applicable to physical products

• Creative Commons licenses restrict creators from sharing their work with the public

• Creative Commons licenses enable creators to share their work with the public while maintaining control over how it is used.

• Creative Commons licenses have no impact on how creators share their work

What is intellectual property and how does it relate to copyright?

• Copyright protects physical property, not intellectual creations.

• Intellectual property encompasses various creations of the mind, while copyright specifically protects original works of authorship.

• Intellectual property only refers to physical assets, not intangible creations.

• Intellectual property and copyright are interchangeable terms.

When can someone use copyrighted material without permission under fair use?

• When the material is available online

• When the use is for commercial purposes

• When the user is a friend of the copyright holder

• When the use falls under fair use exceptions.

Give an example of a work that is considered to be in the public domain.

• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

How can someone avoid plagiarism when creating their own work?

• Ignore citing sources

• Copy and paste information without attribution

• Cite sources, use quotation marks for direct quotes, paraphrase information, and reference all sources used.

• Use the same wording as the original source