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Intellectual property and criminal use

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

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1.

Match the type of intellectual property with the correct definition.


A protected name or symbol that uniquely identifies the products/services of a company.

a)

Copyright

b)

Patents

c)

Trademarks

2.

Match the type of intellectual property with the correct definition.


An exclusive right granted for an invention.

a)

Copyright

b)

Patents

c)

Trademarks

3.

Match the type of intellectual property with the correct definition.


The rights creators automatically gain to their original creations.

a)

Copyright

b)

Patents

c)

Trademarks

4.

If you see the ® symbol, what type of intellectual property does this identify?

a)

Patent

b)

Copyright

c)

Trademark

5.

To copyright your work you must display the copyright symbol (©), your name and the year of creation.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Why are intellectual property rights so important to businesses?

a)

It makes your original creations more valuable.

b)

Without registering your IP, you cannot sell your products.

c)

Without them, any successful idea could be copied by a competitor.

d)

They aren't.

7.

You can use someones IP as long as you give attribution to the creator.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which offence of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 makes creating a virus illegal?

a)

Offence 1

b)

Offence 2

c)

Offence 3

d)

Offence 3a

9.

You can be punished under the Computer Misuse Act if you hack a system, even if you cause no damage.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is the maximum jail term you could receive for spreading a virus?

a)

6 months

b)

2 years

c)

5 years

d)

10 years

11.

“Sasha used a former co-worker’s login credentials to steal personal details (names, phone numbers, vehicle and accident details) from her former employer’s vehicle repair software package.”


What offence of the Computer Misuse Act was Sasha punished under?

a)

Offence 1

b)

Offence 2

c)

Offence 3

d)

Offence 3a

12.

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)

geographical indications

c)

patents

d)

trademarks

13.

Imagine a footballer sets up his own company to sell his own range of clothes. What type of intellectual property can he use to show that the clothes are made by his company?

a)

copyright

b)

geographical indications

c)

patents

d)

trademarks

14.

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

15.

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

16.

Match the type of intellectual property with the correct definition.


A protected name or symbol that uniquely identifies the products/services of a company.

a)

Copyright

b)

Patents

c)

Trademarks

d)

Creative Commons

17.

To copyright your work you must display the copyright symbol (©), your name and the year of creation.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is Public Domain?

a)

Material that is under fair use

b)

Material that is free to use and has no owner or copyright

c)

Public Activities that are free to do within the area

d)

Area or territory owned by the government

19.

 You don't need permission to use Public Domain? 

a)

True 

b)

False

20.

Attribution means to

a)

give credit to a particular author or artist

b)

be the creator of an original work

c)

get a copyright on your original work

d)

none of the above

21.

What does this symbol stand for?

a)

Consumer Creation

b)

Creative Commons

c)

Creative Copyright

d)

Copyright Commons