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Copyright

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Intellectual Property is protected by copyright and includes:

a)

published works like books

b)

music

c)

web and video content

d)

all of these

2.

If you don't see a copyright symbol like this one, everything is copyright free!

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Who does copyright law protect?

a)

singers and painters

b)

poets and architects

c)

writers and composers

d)

all of the above

4.

Copyright is automatic--that means copyright starts when...

a)

someone first has an idea

b)

someone tells a friend about an idea

c)

someone records or writes something down

d)

someone sends in a copyright application

5.

Copyright gives the owner the right to do what to the original work?

a)

copy

b)

distribute or change

c)

sell

d)

all of the above

6.

Which of the following is NOT covered by copyright?

a)

song lyrics

b)

images

c)

choreography

d)

facts

7.

Which of the following is also NOT covered by copyright?

a)

movies

b)

photographs

c)

ideas

d)

audio recordings

8.

Anything created by the US Government is NOT protected by copyright law

a)

true

b)

false

9.

The Fair Use Act is an exception to copyright law

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Fair use is valid when using parts of a work for which purposes?

a)

communication, publication, newspapers

b)

Commenting, podcasting, recommending

c)

Commentary, parody, news reporting, research, and education

d)

creativity, innovation, comedy

11.

Which is the BEST thing to do if you're not sure if something is protected by copyright

a)

Ask a teacher

b)

Use it anyway

c)

Get permission from the creator

d)

Go to the library

12.

After a copyrighted material is old enough, that material becomes free to use under which of these?

a)

Public Safety

b)

Public Domain

c)

World Domain

d)

Gets Deleted

13.

What's the name of the crime for downloading music, movies, or other materials without permission and payment?

a)

Fair Use Act

b)

Piracy

c)

Sharing

d)

Programming

14.

When you are covered by Fair Use, you still have to give credit to the owner of a work

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When you conduct research, information gathered from different sources must be:

a)

cited

b)

copied

c)

deleted

d)

agreed upon

16.

For Fair Use to apply, you have to meet which of these guidelines?

a)

consider the purpose of the usage

b)

give credit to the creator

c)

use only a limited part of the whole

d)

all of the above

17.

Which is the best definition of copyright?

a)

protection of a person's ideas

b)

copying someone else's words

c)

a law that protects the rights of an author or creator

d)

permission to gather anything from the internet

18.

What allows you to use small parts of a copyrighted work for school, news reporting, parody, or research?

a)

public domain

b)

copyright

c)

fair use

d)

creative commons

19.

These symbols next to a work online mean you can use a creative work as long as you follow the stated rules. What is this called?

a)

creative commons

b)

public domain

c)

fair use

d)

copyright creator

20.

You can legally use copyrighted material as long as you have which of these in place?

a)

Permission

b)

Payment (if requested)

c)

Credit

d)

ALL of the above