Copyright In The Classroom Quiz! Trivia
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What do you know about copyright in the classroom? Fair use allows limited copyrighted works without the permission of the owner for specific purposes. This use includes teaching and research. The fair use exception is resolutely broad and flexible. It permits teachers and students to be able to utilize these resources at their disposal. Take this quiz and learn more about copyright in the classroom.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Under Fair Use, it is permissible for a student to copy a picture from the Sea World website for use in a classroom multimedia project.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
If you are using one image from a website for educational purposes, it would be permissible to use according to the Fair Use guidelines. However, the picture would need to be cited and not be widely distributed.Rate this question:
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- 2.
A high school science class studying ocean ecosystems must gather material for multimedia projects. The teacher downloads pictures and information on marine life from various commercial and non-commercial sites to store in a folder for students to access. This is Fair Use.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The web may be mined for resources. However, the pictures still need to be cited in the projects and you can't put the material back up on the web without first getting permission from the author.Rate this question:
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- 3.
A person must place a copyright notice on work to make it copyrighted.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
The Berne Copyright Convention makes everything created privately and originally after April 1, 1989, copyrighted and protected, whether it has a copyright notice or not.Rate this question:
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- 4.
It is a copyright violation to scan images or consumable worksheets out of a book or magazine and use them on your teacher website.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
You bought the book or magazine; however, you may NOT place any parts of the media on a website for others who did not purchase the materials. By allowing others to access those materials is preventing the creator from earning money on another sale. This is a violation of copyright. You may have kept the creator from earning money on a sale.Rate this question:
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- 5.
When crediting an online source, you should obtain:
- A.
Author and title
- B.
Web address
- C.
Place and date of publication
- D.
All of these
Correct Answer
D. All of theseExplanation
The most common mistake in school projects is citing only the web address. Using a tool like Citation Machine helps everyone get all the necessary information for citing different media resources.Rate this question:
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- 6.
A journalism class produces a student video yearbook that they sell at school to raise money for video equipment. They use well-known popular music clips for the video. The songs are fully listed in the credits. This is allowable under Fair Use.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
This is a violation of copyright. You cannot sell someone’s property to make a profit for yourself. By widely distributing the video yearbook, the author/composer of the songs are losing potential earnings.Rate this question:
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- 7.
A teacher has more students and computers than software. He uses a CD burner to make several copies of a copyright interactive CD-ROM so each student can use an individual copy in class. This is fair use.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
The number of students who can use a software program simultaneously is restricted to the number of copies the school owns.Rate this question:
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- 8.
A student wants to play a 30-second clip of ethnic music to represent her family's country of origin. Her teacher has a CD with a 5-minute song that meets her needs. It is fair use for the student to copy and use the music in her project.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The Fair Use Multimedia Guidelines state as long as the student uses no more than 10% of the song, or 30 seconds maximum (whichever is less), fair use would apply to a student for using a short clip of a song in the project. However, the clip should still be cited and it would not be able to be widely distributed or posted on a website.Rate this question:
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- 9.
Students working on a classroom video project can use six minutes of a half-hour news documentary.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
The Fair Use Multimedia Guidelines state that you may use 10% of a motion video or a maximum of 3 minutes (whichever is less). A 6-minute clip would be over the amount listed in the guidelines; therefore, it would be a violation of copyright.Rate this question:
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- 10.
A number of students take digital pictures of local streets and businesses for web projects. These are permissible to post online.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The images may be used in projects, and the images may be posted on the Web. People (not selectively chosen) in public places are as a rule OK to photograph. If pictures are photographed by you, then you do not have to acquire permission from someone to use those images.Rate this question:
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