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Intellectual property

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any idea or artistic creation that is recorded in some form, whether it’s hard copy or digital.

a)

Creative Work

b)

Copyright

c)

Creative Commons

d)

License

2.

Any idea or artistic creation that is recorded in some form, whether it’s hard copy or digital.

a)

Creative Work

b)

Copyright

c)

Creative Commons

d)

License

3.

A law that protects your control over the creative work you make so that people must get your permission before they copy, share, or perform your work.

a)

Creative Work

b)

Copyright

c)

Creative Commons

d)

License

4.

A kind of copyright that makes it easier for people to copy, share, and build on your creative work, as long as they give you credit for it.

a)

Creative Work

b)

Copyright

c)

Creative Commons

d)

License

5.

A clear way to define the copyright of your creative work so people know how it can be used.

a)

Creative Work

b)

Copyright

c)

Creative Commons

d)

License

6.

Stealing copyrighted work by downloading or copying it in order to keep, sell, or give it away without permission and without paying.

a)

Plagiarize

b)

Public Domain

c)

Piracy

d)

Fair Use

7.

Creative work that’s not copyrighted and therefore free for you to use however you want.

a)

Plagiarize

b)

Public Domain

c)

Piracy

d)

Fair Use

8.

Copying, “lifting,” or making slight changes to some or all of someone else’s work and saying you created it.

a)

Plagiarize

b)

Public Domain

c)

Piracy

d)

Fair Use

9.

The ability to use a small amount of copyrighted work without permission, but only in certain ways and in specific situations (schoolwork and education, news reporting, criticizing or commenting on something, and comedy/parody).

a)

Plagiarize

b)

Public Domain

c)

Piracy

d)

Fair Use

10.

Amy decided to ____________________ her paper for class by copying and pasting from Wikipedia and saying she wrote it.

a)

Plagiarize

b)

Copyright

c)

Piracy

d)

Fair Use

11.

Because Zoe used a small amount of a movie in a remix video she made that pokes fun at the main character, she could say it's _______________.

a)

Creative Work

b)

Public Domain

c)

Creative Commons

d)

Fair Use

12.

Robbie found a photo in the ____________________ that's no longer copyrighted, so he could use it however he wants.

a)

Creative Work

b)

Public Domain

c)

Creative Commons

d)

Fair Use

13.

Angela has a Flickr page with all of her photos, and in order to define for others how she wants her photos to be used, she created a copyright ____________________ that is listed on her page.

a)

Creative Work

b)

Copyright

c)

Creative Commons

d)

License

14.

Alex had an idea for a poem in his head for the longest time, but once he finally wrote it down it instantly had a ____________________.

a)

Creative Commons

b)

Public Domain

c)

Copyright

d)

Creative Work

15.

Eric uses a program where he "rips" movies and "burns" them to DVDs, which he then sells to friends. What Eric is doing is called ____________________.

a)

Plagiarize

b)

Downloading

c)

Piracy

d)

Fair Use

16.

When Dwayne used a kind of copyright to make it easy for others to copy and share his video, he was using ____________________.

a)

Creative Commons

b)

Public Domain

c)

Copyright

d)

Fair Use

17.

Books, movies, music, websites, games, and pieces of art are all examples of ____________________.

a)

Creative Commons

b)

Copyright

c)

Creative Work

d)

License

18.

Laws protecting intellectual property from unauthorized copying.

a)

Licensing

b)

Patent

c)

Trademarks

d)

Copyright

19.

What happens after trademarks are registered?

a)

No one else can use that trademark for those products.

b)

The business makes a lot of money.

c)

Other businesses can still use that trademark for their products.

d)

The business gets new customers.

20.

______________is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.

a)

Service Mark

b)

Trademark

c)

Patent

d)

Copyright

21.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

means your trademark has been registered

b)

means your trademark has not been registered

c)

means your copyright has been registered

d)

means your copyright has a creative commons license

22.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

means your trademark has been registered

b)

means your trademark has not been registered

c)

means your copyright has been registered

d)

means your copyright has a creative commons license

23.

The 4 areas of intellectual property covered included all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Trademarks

b)

Patents

c)

Copyrights

d)

Designs

24.

Which of the elements in this graphic are trademarked by Nike?

a)

The stylized name "NIKE"

b)

The swoosh

c)

The phrase "JUST DO IT."

d)

All are trademarked

25.

Using the term "Kleenex" to refer to any brand of facial tissue is an example of genericization.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Patents are good for _____ years for inventions.

a)

10

b)

15

c)

20

d)

25

27.

Patents are good for ____ years for designs.

a)

7

b)

14

c)

21

d)

28

28.

What kind of material can be covered on "Copyright"?

a)

Books and plays

b)

photographs and movies

c)

Music and dances

d)

All of these can be protected.

29.

What does this symbol indicate?

a)

Trademark

b)

Copyright

c)

Service mark

d)

patent

30.

Coca-Cola and Coke are trademarked names for a certain drink made by the Coca-Cola Company, which means

a)

no other business can make a cola drink.

b)

no other business can use the name Pepsi.

c)

no other business can use the name Coca-Cola or Coke.

d)

no other business can use the name Coca-Cola or Coke or any name that is similar.

31.

How long does a copyright for an author or creator last?

a)

1 year

b)

25 years

c)

75 years

d)

the lifetime of a work's creator + 70 years

32.

What protects the intellectual property created by artist?

a)

Copyright

b)

Patents

c)

Registered designs

d)

Trademarks

33.

What protects the intellectual property created by designers?

a)

Copyright

b)

Patents

c)

Registered designs

d)

Trademarks

34.

What protects the intellectual property created by inventors?

a)

Copyright

b)

Patents

c)

Registered designs

d)

Trademarks

35.

Which of these is a geographical indication?

a)

BMW

b)

Champagne

c)

PlayStation

d)

World Wide Web

36.

What does a trademark protect?

a)

An invention

b)

A work of art

c)

Logos, names, and brands

d)

The look, shape and feel of a product

37.

In most countries, how long does copyright last for?

a)

10 years after the creation of the work

b)

50 years after the creation of the work

c)

10 years after the death of the person who created that work

d)

50 years after the death of the person who created that work

38.

How long do patents usually last for?

a)

10 years

b)

20 years

c)

40 years

d)

60 years

39.

If you write an original story, what type of intellectual property gives you the right to decide who can make and sell copies of your work?

a)

Copyright

b)

Geographical indications

c)

Patents

d)

Registered designs

40.

Imagine a sports team sets up a company to sell its own range of clothes. What type of intellectual property can the team use to show that the clothes are made by them?

a)

Copyright

b)

Trademark

c)

Patents

d)

Registered designs

41.

If a company develops a new technology that improves its main product, what type of intellectual property can they use to stop others from copying their invention?

a)

Copyright

b)

Trademark

c)

Patents

d)

Registered designs