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WorksheetsCopyright Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Copyright status is only granted to well-known and powerful authors and filmmakers.
True
False
The Motion Picture Association of America has anti-piracy sniffing dogs.
True
False
Sam buys a new video game on a disc, but decides he doesn't like it so he resells it on eBay. That's legal.
True
False
The sole purpose of copyright is to make authors money and protect them from getting their works stolen.
True
False
Amy tells Daniel about her summer vacation, and he says he'd love to see her pictures. She shares and iCloud album with him so he can download them. That's copyright infringement to share these photos.
True
False
Depends
Amy tells Daniel the files are available. Daniel downloads them from iCloud and posts them on Instagram. That's copyright infringement.
True
False
Depends
Jason copies the entire last chapter from the final Harry Potter book to his commercial blog. Since he only used part of the work, Jason would be protected by fair use.
True
False
Kathy downloads a few photos from Google and uses them on her professional website. Since she gives credit to the photographer who took the pictures, that's okay.
True
False
Kate downloaded a few photos of local organic farms from Flickr.com's Creative Commons (CC) pool. She uses a couple of photos and gives credit following the specific photographer's CC license rules. That's okay.
True
False
Adam records a video for his YouTube channel about the upcoming Senate elections and includes an official photo taken by a government employee that he found on the Senate's website. That's copyright infringement.
True
False
The theme for homecoming is Disney. The juniors make a shirt with Mickey Mouse on it and sell for $15. That's not a violation of copyright.
True
False
Since Kyle forgot to register his screenplay before he sent it out to agents for review, he's no longer eligible to copyright it.
True
False
Alex is making a fun video of his summer, but wants to use his favorite song by Justin Bieber as the music. Since the video has his pictures on it, using the song is not a copyright infringement.
True
False
Even if you don't have the copyright symbol next to work you created, you still own the copyright.
True
False
As long as I cite all of the sources I use to in my project, I am not breaking copyright laws.
True
False
The owner of a copyrighted work is
The author or artist who created it
The family and friends of an author or artist
The government that provides the copyright license
Anyone who buys the copyright work
Works in the public domain are free to use for any purpose.
True
False
Creative Commons licenses make sharing easier and eliminates the need to request permission to use work.
True
False
It depends
What works are NOT protected under copyright law?
recipes, fashion, ideas
art, music, literature, film
web design, text on websites, videos online
dance choreography, architectural drawings
Which works are NOT protected by copyright?
ideas, slogans, names, and short phrases
motion pictures
sound recordings
musical, pictorial, and dramatic works
What is Copyright Infringement?
a picture of someone's work
anyone who uses someone's work without permission
anyone who uses copyright owners work with permission
a copy of someone work
How long does copyright last?
The duration of copyright lasts forever as long as the family of the creator of the work pays a licence.
Copyright for an artist will only last if the creator keeps their own work.
The duration of copyright can last for 70 years after the creator of the work has died.
Copyright will last for 70 years after an artist sells their work.
