Digital Law Quiz

What does copyright protect?

• Ideas and facts

• Original creative works in a fixed medium

• Any work created by anyone, regardless of originality

• Only books and music

Which of the following actions would likely be a copyright violation?

• Using a short quote from a book in a review

• Sharing an entire copyrighted movie on a public website without permission

• Writing a summary of a copyrighted article in your own words

• Creating a parody of a famous song

Which of the following uses would most likely be considered fair use?

• Reproducing an entire textbook for an online course

• Creating a meme using a small portion of a copyrighted movie scene

• Downloading a music album for free from an unauthorized website

• Selling a copy of a book with your own name on it

What is one of the main factors in determining whether a use is fair?

• Whether the creator of the original work approves

• The amount and significance of the portion used

• If the work is over 10 years old

• Whether the user profits from the work

Which of the following would not be considered fair use?

• A) A teacher photocopying a short poem for a literature class

• B) A student using a few lines from a novel in a research paper with citation

• C) Uploading an entire copyrighted book as a free PDF online

• D) A journalist quoting a paragraph from a political speech in an article

What is considered plagiarism?

• Copying someone’s work without giving proper credit

• Using an idea you came up with

• Quoting a source and providing a proper citation

• Buying an e-book legally and reading it

Which of the following is not a way to avoid plagiarism?

• Citing all sources used

• Changing a few words in a copied paragraph and not giving credit

• Using quotation marks for direct quotes

• Paraphrasing and giving proper attribution

If a student submits a paper for one class that they have already submitted for a grade in another class. Are they plagiarizing?

• Yes

• No

What is a key characteristic of open-source software?

• It cannot be modified by users

• It allows users to access, modify, and share the source code

• It is always free for commercial use

• It does not have a license

Which of the following would be a violation of an open-source license?

• Modifying the source code for personal use

• Selling a copy of open-source software without providing the source code

• Using open-source software in a non-commercial project

• Sharing an open-source program with a friend