WorksheetsCopyright & Fair Use for Educators
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Other people's copyrighted materials can be used if you:
are able to copy and paste it from the Internet.
obtain a copy from your school library.
pay a fee, obtain permission, or follow Fair Use guidelines.
download the content from the Internet for free.
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?
Works created by the federal government
Works that the creator gave away by putting them in the public domain
Works that are found using a Google image search
Works that are so old that the copyright protection has expired.
Fair Use can be applied to work that is used for _________.
education, criticism, parody
public display, campaigns, commercial use.
Which of the following is considered fair use of copyrighted material?
Using 100% of the lyrics of a copyrighted song in a video
Commenting about a music video on a social networking site.
Reworking small parts of an original song to use for a face-to-face classroom lesson.
Downloading a song from the Internet and making copies for your family.
A student created a video documentary about his life for a school project. He used 30 seconds of a copyrighted pop song for the introduction to his video. This is legal under:
public domain
fair use
school policy
copyright law
A student uses images from the internet for his social studies report.
Fair use
Not fair use
A movie about Mike Tyson uses 41 seconds of fight video for the film. The film is a documentary and the purpose is informational.
Fair use
Not fair use.
A teacher wishes to show a copyrighted motion picture to her class for instructional purposes.
Yes, since it is for classroom instruction and no admission fee is charged.
No, teachers may not show copyrighted movies in their entirety even if it is for an educational purpose.
A teacher posts his class notes on a web page available to the public. He wants to scan an article from a copyrighted journal and add it to his web page. Is this fair use?
Yes, it is being used for instructional purposes.
No. If access is open to the public, then this use is not a fair use.
A teacher copies an article from a periodical for distribution to the class. Is this fair use?
Yes, distribution of multiple copies for classroom use is fair use.
No, the teacher may not copy the article in its entirety.
A teacher uses a copyrighted image found on Flickr, adds the title of the school play, and uses it on a T-shirt the drama club will sell promote the school's upcoming production. The proceeds will support the school's theatre department.
Okay!
No way!
A social studies teacher downloads a YouTube video that illustrates a key point about the U.S. Constitution's relevance to a current news event and makes DVD copies to share with students who don't have Internet access.
Okay!
No way!
A team of elementary teachers shows the Disney movie The Little Mermaid to three classes of Grade 3 students on the day before winter break in the school auditorium. Does this fall under fair use?
Yes, the movie is being shown in a school and no money is being made.
No, teachers may not show students copyrighted films for entertainment purposes.
