Crash Course Intellectual Property Quiz

What is widely considered to be the first copyright law?

• The Statute of Anne

• The Copyright Act of 1976

• The Digital Millennium Copyright Act

• The Berne Convention

What does the intellectual property clause in the US Constitution Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 grant?

• The power to lay and collect taxes

• Exclusive rights to authors and inventors

• The power to declare war

• The right to bear arms

How creative do works have to be to be copyrightable?

• Extremely creative

• Moderately creative

• Not very creative at all

• They must be revolutionary

Which of the following is NOT protectable under copyright law?

• Novels

• Musical works

• Computer programs

• Names and short phrases

What is the term length for copyright protection under the most recent version of the US Copyright Law?

• 50 years from publication

• Lifetime of the author plus 70 years

• 100 years from creation

• 20 years from filing

What does copyright law protect?

• Inventions

• Facts

• Ideas

• Original works of authorship

What are 'works made for hire'?

• Works created by employees within the scope of employment

• Works created by independent contractors

• Works created by an entity other than a human

• Works created by federal government employees

Who initially owns the copyright to a work?

• The federal government

• The public domain

• The publisher

• The author or authors of the work

What is NOT a right granted to copyright owners?

• The right to copy

• The right to create adaptations

• The right to use the work in any way

• The right to distribute copies

What must happen for a work to be protected by copyright?

• It must be registered with the Copyright Office

• It must be published

• It must be fixed in a tangible medium of expression

• It must be sold in a commercial transaction