WorksheetsCopyright and Fair Use
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
The ability to use copyrighted work without permission, but only in certain ways and in specific situations (schoolwork and education,news reporting, criticizing or commenting on something, and comedy/parody)
Fair use
Public Domain
Piracy
Parody
Creative work that’s not copyrighted and therefore free for you to use however you want
Private Domain
Public Domain
Unfair Use
Rework
A creative work that is a funny imitation of something and pokes fun at an original work
Panda
Parrot
Parody
Prize
“Fair use” allows you to use copyrighted work without permission or payment, but only in certain situations. Which of the following is NOT a “fair use” situation?
Chelsea uses a copyrighted photo for a school presentation
A journalist shows a copyrighted video clip in a news report
Jordan remixes a copyrighted song and charges people for it
Weird Al is an artist who takes popular songs and changes their lyrics to be funny. Weird Al creates ____________________.
parodies
mash-ups
commercials
Ruby makes a YouTube video about why she doesn’t like reality television. She uses clips from reality TV shows to support her argument. Why does Ruby’s video count as fair use?
Because TV shows aren’t copyrighted
Because Ruby’s video criticizes, or comments on, reality TV shows
Because Ruby’s video is a parody
What is the purpose of copyright protection?
To protect the rights of the content creator.
To prevent creativity
To give copyright lawyers something to do
To enhance creativity by forcing people to make their own work
What is public domain?
Creative work that is not copyrighted and is free for you to use however you want
It is an open space that is owned by the public
A government building
Music created by Garage Band
Which represents appropriate use of copyrighted material?
Copying and pasting it into a school project without citing its creator
News reporting
Using it for t-shirts that you are selling for a fundraiser
Which Works Are Not Protected by Copyright?
slogans, motion pictures
musical, pictorial, dramatic works
sound recordings
ideas, slogans, names, short phrases
Who Owns the Copyright in a Work?
you and family members
author who created it
the president
the government
What is Copyright Infringement?
anyone who uses someone work without permission
a copy of someone work
anyone who uses copyright owners work with permission
a picture of someone work
How Long Does Copyright Protection Last?
a lifetime
70 years after the death of the author or artist
it does not last
1 year
What happens to the work after the copyright time has passed?
It can be bought
There is no time-limit on copyright
The work must be destroyed
It goes into the public domain
A teacher rents Gone With the Wind to show the burning of Atlanta scene to her class while studying the civil war. This is fair use.
True
False
What does a work need to be considered copyrightable?
to be in a "tangible" form
an idea
discussed over a dinner conversation
agreed upon in a corporate meeting.
What does tangible mean?
substantially real, capable of being touched.
somewhere in the tangier outlet malls
unable to be seen or touched.
ephemeral
If a person/worker makes a work for hire, who owns the copyright.
The worker
The company which hired the worker
Kanye West
No one, it cannot be copywritable.
If someone steals your copywritten work, what are your options if you have NOT registered your work with the Government Copyright office.
You may force them to "cease and desist" using your work.
You may sue them for monetary damages.
You have no options as there is nothing that can be done.
you have to enter the work into the Public Domain
What are some good sites that offer royalty free music, video and images you can use if you pay for a license?
Shutterfly, The New York Times, Instagram
Pond5, Videoblocks, Megatrax, istockphoto
Youtube, twitter, Facebook
Any website
A Federal library of images like PHIL, the Public Health Image Library kept by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) can be freely used without fear of copyright violation.
True
False
