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WorksheetsFair Use
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Since the 1970's, every picture, song, story, movie, sculpture, and drawing created is automatically copyright protected.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
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?
a)
Works created by the government
b)
Works that the creator gave away by putting them in the public domain
c)
Works that are found using a Google image search
d)
Works that are so old that the copyright protection has expired.
3.
If you are using a small portion of a copyright protected song for a school project, it's okay. Why?
a)
It's not a popular song, so nobody cares.
b)
Copying the work of others for school is part of Fair Use.
c)
You bought the song and added it to your iTunes library.
d)
Your teacher really likes that song, so you might get an A.
4.
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?
a)
How much of the work are you using?
b)
What is your purpose of copying it? Are you using it for school, parody, or the news?
c)
If you copy it, will it hurt the sales of the original work?
d)
Will you get caught if you copy it?
5.
The Fair Use guideline says that I can use 10%.... up to 30 seconds of a video or song. If the song is 3 minutes (hint 180 seconds) long, how much should I copy?
a)
1 minute
b)
The whole song
c)
18 seconds
d)
30 seconds
6.
Our country's founding fathers wrote the copyright protection laws so that Americans could profit from creating original works. This would encourage people to keep creating.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
If an image you want to copy does not have the copyright symbol on it, you can use it any way you want.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
If you want to use copyrighted material outside of the Fair Use guidelines, you should do which of the following?
a)
Ask your teacher if it's okay
b)
Contact and ask the copyright holder for permission
c)
Use it... and hope nobody notices
9.
Even if you use works that are public domain, you should give credit to the source. (We call this attribution.)
a)
True
b)
False
10.
If I found the work (picture, song, story...) on the internet, it must be public domain.
a)
True
b)
False
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