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WorksheetsCopyright Infringement vs. Plagiarism
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
How do you get a copyright?
Nothing
You have to register the work with the US Copyright Office
Which of the following rights does NOT come with copyright?
The right to make copies of the work
The right to display or perform the work in public
The right to make sequels
The right to tell someone who buys your work that they can’t sell it.
You see a really cool painting made by a student in a local craft show. You buy the painting from that student, snap a picture of the design, and start printing it on shirts, phone cases, pop sockets, and posters to sell. Can you get in trouble for copyright?
Yes
No
How long does a copyright last?
Life of the creator + 20 years
Life of the creator + 70 years
50 years
100 years
True or False: Giving credit to the source protects you from copyright infringement
True
False
What is Fair Use?
It gives you a free pass to use someone else’s copyrighted work if you’re not doing it to make money.
It lets you use someone else’s copyrighted work without permission if the right factors are met.
Which of the following is not an example of Fair Use?
Publishing quotes from a new book on a blog with an opinion piece reviewing it.
Using copyrighted pictures in your PowerPoint presentation for a school project.
Setting an Instagram model’s picture as your profile pic on a dating app.
Publishing a copyrighted pic of a celebrity in your school newspaper to report on their recent arrest.
True or False: You can you use works in the Public Domain without violating copyright
True
False
You borrow your friend’s phone and take a Snapchat of her posing with your dog. Who owns the copyright on the pic?
Your friend
You
Snapchat
You read a rule on the internet that you can use up to 30 seconds of a song and 10% of a picture without infringing copyright. Is that true?
Yes
No
A student photographer takes a picture using a school-owned camera as part of a class assignment. The student never signed any agreement to give away his copyrights and the student handbook doesn't say anything about who gets it. Who owns the copyright?
Student
Teacher
School
You saw a picture online marked as “Creative Commons.” Does that mean I can use it without violating copyright?
Yes
No
