WorksheetsCopyright and Moral Rights Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
How many years does copyright last for written and dramatic work?
70 years after the author's death
70 years
50 years
50 years after the author's death
Does copyright need to be registered?
Yes, through a licensing agency such as ALCS
No, it is automatically applied
Copyright owners have the exclusive right to:
• copy a work
• issue copies of the work to the public (including rental or lending)
• broadcast the work or make it available online
• adapt the work or do any of the above in relation to the adaptation.
And what else?
perform, show or play the work in public
perform the work in public
show or play the work in public
The author George Orwell died on 21 January 1950. When will his published novels such as "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen eighty-four" come out of copyright?
21 January 2026
21 January 2021
21 January 2020
21 January 2000
I've written a Twitter thread with top tips on writing short stories using my own research findings and experience. Is this protected by copyright?
Yes
No
Drama students have decided to to adapt Rod's novel, "The Bullet Catcher's Daughter" for stage. Will they need permission from the copyright owner?
Yes
No
You find a photograph in Google images that you'd like to use for the front cover of your book. Can you use it without permission?
Yes - images on the internet don't have copyright protection as they are already in the public domain.
No - you need to get permission from the copyright owner.
It depends. The photograph might be available to use under the Creative Commons License.
Can moral rights be waived?
Yes
No
Moral rights include:
The right to attribution – to be identified as the author of a work, for example. The right to object to false attribution The right to privacy of certain photos and films
And what else?
The right to object to derogatory treatment of a work
The right to sell your work
How do moral rights differ from copyright?
They are not exploited for commercial gain
They cannot be sold
They cannot be transferred
All of the above
