Copyright Basics

Copyright is a legal term that refers to:

• The right to copy and distribute someone else's work without permission.

• The exclusive right to use, reproduce, and distribute a creative work.

• The right to use a trademark or brand name.

• The right to patent an invention.

Why should you care about copyright?

• To protect your creative works from unauthorized use

• To avoid paying taxes

• To increase your social media followers

• To get free access to online content

Which of the following works are protected by copyright?

• Ideas and concepts

• Names and titles

• Original literary works

• Government works

Which works are not protected by copyright?

• Works that have not been fixed in a tangible form of expression

• Works that are in the public domain

• Ideas, procedures, methods, systems, processes, concepts, principles, or discoveries

• All of the above

Who owns the copyright in a work?

• The creator of the work

• The publisher of the work

• The government

• The first person to distribute the work

Copyright infringement is:

• The use of someone else's work without permission

• The legal protection of original works

• The process of registering a copyright

• The expiration of copyright protection

When do you need permission to copy?

• When the material is in the public domain

• When the material is copyrighted

• When the material is your own creation

• When the material is freely available online

How can you obtain copyright protection?

• By registering with the copyright office

• By publishing your work online

• By sharing your work on social media

• By mailing your work to yourself

The legal right to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

• Fair Use
• Copyright Law
• Plagiarism
• Free Game

What is Intellectual Property?

• Physical property, such as land or buildings, that can be owned

• Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names, and images used in commerce

• The legal rights to tangible assets

• Government-owned information and property