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WorksheetsCopyright and Fair Use Assessment
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
All of these works can be copied without worrying about copyright law...except one. Which one of these is not okay to copy and use?
Works created by the government
Works that the creator gave away by putting them in the public domain
Works that are so old that the copyright protection has expired.
Works that are found using a Google image search
If you are using a small portion of a copyright protected song for a school project, it's okay. Why?
It's not a popular song, so nobody cares.
Copying the work of others for school is part of Fair Use.
Your teacher really likes that song, so you might get an A.
You bought the song and added it to your iTunes library.
There are 4 questions you must ask yourself to determine if your use of someone else's creation is covered by Fair Use. Which is not one of those four questions?
Will you get caught if you copy it?
How much of the work are you using?
If you copy it, will it hurt the sales of the original work?
What is your purpose of copying it? Are you using it for school, parody, or the news?
Our country's founding fathers wrote the copyright protection laws so that Americans could profit from creating original works. This would encourage people to keep creating.
True
False
If I found the work (picture, song, story...) on the internet, it must be public domain.
True
False
It is illegal to download music without paying for it or getting permission from the copyright owner.
True
False
Plagiarism is a form of copyright infringement.
True
False
Which of the following is considered fair use of copyrighted material?
Using 100% of the lyrics of a copyrighted song in your video
Reworking small parts of an original song to use it for a school project.
Downloading a song from the Internet and making copies for your family.
Commenting about a music video on a social networking site.
You can use other people's copyrighted materials if you:
do not see a copyrighted symbol.
obtain a copy from your school library.
are able to copy and paste it from the Internet.
pay a fee, obtain permission, or follow Fair Use guidelines.
When something enters the public domain, it is now
free to use.
pay as you go.
under contract.
under lawsuit.
Copying, "lifting," or making changes to someone else's work and saying you created it is an example of
copyright infringement
fair use
plagiarism
public domain
“Fair use” allows you to use copyrighted work without permission or payment, but only in certain situations. Which of the following is a “fair use” situation?
Chelsea uses a copyrighted photo for a school presentation
Jordan remixes a copyrighted song and charges people for it
Randy had a one-page report to write on Abraham Lincoln. He copied it in his own handwriting from the encyclopedia.
Jason copies the entire last chapter from the final Harry Potter book to his commercial blog without any additional commentary.
Which of these is an example of copyright infringement?
Paula read an article about the making of the film "Titanic" and used a short quote in her class presentation.
Dwight downloaded some songs from a peer-to-peer networking site and shared the downloads with his friends.
Justin downloaded the horror classic "Night of the Living Dead" and mixed an audio sample from the film into one of his original songs.
Ruby made a YouTube video about why she doesn’t like reality TV. She used clips from reality TV shows to support her argument.
Which term means copying someone else's work and claiming it is your own?
Creative Commons
Fair use
Homework
Plagiarism
