You and your teacher can copy small parts of copyrighted text, pictures, and music if you are using it for school work, you don't make money off of it, and you cite your source.
True (This is Fair Use)
If the president makes a speech, a journalist has the legal go-ahead to quote the president without any repercussions.
True (News reporting is Fair Use)
The recipe for your aunt's yummy pecan pie CAN be copyrighted.
False (Recipes cannot be copyrighted)
In the United States, the copyright protection was passed into law in what year?
1790
Copying work illegally but not claiming it as your own original work is called ____
Copyright Infringement
Copyright lasts a lifetime plus _______ years?
70
Copying a poem by William Shakespeare written around the year 1610 to use in a report is OKAY.
True (anything that old is in the public domain)
Other than Public Domain, are there other ways to copy someone else's work?
Yes (Fair Use and Creative Commons)
Government publications CAN be copyrighted
False (Government publications cannot be copyrighted.)
Copying your cousin's Ariana Grande CD is considered ____
Copyright Infringement
In order for your work to be copyrighted it MUST have the copyright symbol.
False (You don't have to have it, but it is a good idea to include it with the year and your name)
Dances that have been performed CAN be copyrighted.
True
Copyright Laws are the same in every country.
False (Copyright laws vary from country to country)
What does the THIRD symbol mean?
Non Commercial (you cannot sell the work)
Taking a picture and its caption and putting it in your report is considered ___
Plagiarism
Computer Programs can be copyrighted.
True
The phrase "Live, Laugh, Love" can be copyrighted.
False (Titles and phrases cannot be copyrighted)
Even if you use your own words, you must give credit to the original authors.
True (The original authors own the copyright)
What does the FIRST symbol mean?
Creative Commons
When a copyright expires it goes to the __________?
Public Domain
A parody is a work that makes fun of another well-known work in a comic way. This is a Fair Use.
True
Taking your friend's homework and erasing their name and putting your's on it is _____
Plagiarism
The act of copying someone else's work without permission is called ________
Copyright Infringement
Copyright Law only applies to published works.
False (Copyright Laws applies whether the work is published or not)
Copyright infringement is illegal, but Plagiarism is not.
False (they are both illegal)
If you find an image in the public domain you must get permission to use it.
False (Anything is the public domain is free to use without permission)
Fair use principles allow you to make a comment or critique a copyrighted work like a book review.
True
Copying someone's work and claiming you created it is called ____
Plagiarism
Copying and pasting exact words from a website without permission into your animal report for science is NOT OKAY.
True (That's Plagiarism)
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