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Copyright Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Copyright status is only granted to well-known and powerful authors and filmmakers.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The Motion Picture Association of America has anti-piracy sniffing dogs.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The sole purpose of copyright is to make authors money and protect them from getting their works stolen.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Depends

6.

Amy tells Daniel the files are available. Daniel downloads them from iCloud and posts them on Instagram. That's copyright infringement.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Depends

7.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Since Kyle forgot to register his screenplay before he sent it out to agents for review, he's no longer eligible to copyright it.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Even if you don't have the copyright symbol next to work you created, you still own the copyright.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

As long as I cite all of the sources I use to in my project, I am not breaking copyright laws.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The owner of a copyrighted work is

a)

The author or artist who created it

b)

The family and friends of an author or artist

c)

The government that provides the copyright license

d)

Anyone who buys the copyright work

17.

Works in the public domain are free to use for any purpose.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Creative Commons licenses make sharing easier and eliminates the need to request permission to use work.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It depends

19.

What works are NOT protected under copyright law?

a)

recipes, fashion, ideas

b)

art, music, literature, film

c)

web design, text on websites, videos online

d)

dance choreography, architectural drawings

20.

Which works are NOT protected by copyright?

a)

ideas, slogans, names, and short phrases

b)

motion pictures

c)

sound recordings

d)

musical, pictorial, and dramatic works

21.

What is Copyright Infringement?

a)

a picture of someone's work

b)

anyone who uses someone's work without permission

c)

anyone who uses copyright owners work with permission

d)

a copy of someone work

22.

How long does copyright last?

a)

The duration of copyright lasts forever as long as the family of the creator of the work pays a licence.

b)

Copyright for an artist will only last if the creator keeps their own work.

c)

The duration of copyright can last for 70 years after the creator of the work has died.

d)

Copyright will last for 70 years after an artist sells their work.