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Copyright Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is copyright? 
a)
a form of protection
b)
an image
c)
a form of protection for kids
d)
copies of work
2.
Why Should I Care About Copyright?
a)
allows others to copy your work
b)
prevents other people from copying your work 
3.
Who Owns the Copyright in a Work?
a)
you and family members 
b)
author who created it 
c)
the president 
d)
the government
4.
What is Fair Use?
a)
pictures, essays
b)
unfair use of copyright material 
c)
all copyright materials
d)
material that can be used without the owner permission
5.

What are the two ways you are able to use a work WITHOUT permission?

a)

public domain & eminent domain

b)

public domain & fairy tales

c)

public domain & fair use

6.

What is Copyright?

a)

Any kind of original work

b)

A legal protection given to authors of creative works

c)

A work anyone can copy freely

d)

When a work is illegally reproduced

7.

When is it perfectly legal to use copyrighted material without permission?

a)

Fair Use

b)

Never

c)

Creative Work

d)

Sued

8.

What is Creative Works?

a)

Any kind of original work (writing, painting, music, lyrics)

b)

Adaptations of original work

c)

When someone illegally reproduces or uses a copyrighted work without permission

d)

Taken to court, and a judge can order you to pay money to copyrighted holder

9.

The main purpose of Copyright?

a)

To protect the user of a creative work

b)

To protect the buyer of a creative work

c)

To protect the creator of a creative work

d)

To protect the copier of a creative work

10.

To demonstrate the concept of derivative works, Mr. Hinojosa shows a 2 minute clip of a Harry Potter movie. The use of this work is most likely an example of:

a)

Trademark

b)

Fair Use

c)

Tangible Expression

d)

Copyright Infringement

11.
Kathy downloaded a few photos of local organic farms from Flickr.com's Creative Commons (CC) pool. She follows the rules of the photographer's specific CC license and uses them in her digital video about sustainable agriculture. That's OK.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Jason copies the entire last chapter from the final Harry Potter book to his commercial blog without any additional commentary. Since he only used part of the work, Jason would be protected by fair use.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What is Fair Use?
a)
When a copyrighted work is used for monetary gain.
b)
When a copyrighted work is used for school work
14.
When does copyright take effect?
a)
When you file the paperwork with the government
b)
as soon as you come up with the idea
c)
as soon as the idea is in a tangible form
d)
as soon as you tell someone about your idea
15.
How much of a song can you use?
a)
2 minutes
b)
30 seconds
c)
10 minutes
d)
10 seconds
16.
What percent of anything is usually safe to use?
a)
50%
b)
20%
c)
10%
d)
80%
17.
Len creates a song and copyrights it. Sylvia gets his permission to play it in the background of her Youtube video. This is...
a)
legal
b)
illegal
18.
The exclusive rights to reproduce, publish, and sell the matter and form of a literary, musical or artistic work (Remember: It's the law)
a)
Fair Use
b)
Digital Transmit
c)
Copyright
d)
Distribution
19.
Any idea or artistic creation that is recorded in some form, whether it's hard copy or digital.
a)
public domain
b)
creative work
c)
license
20.
Which works are protected by copyright?
a)
ideas
b)
all works
c)
literary, musical, dramatic, pictorial works 
d)
titles, names, slogans
21.
 Which Works Are Not Protected by Copyright?
a)
slogans, motion pictures
b)
musical, pictorial, dramatic works 
c)
sound recordings
d)
ideas, slogans, names, short phrases
22.
What is Copyright Infringement?
a)
anyone who uses someone work without permission 
b)
a copy of someone work
c)
anyone who uses copyright owners work with permission
d)
a picture of someone work