Do You Play Fair?
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How well do you understand copyright and fair use?
Questions and Answers
- 1.It is illegal to use sites like Napster or Limewire.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.You wrote a poem for English class but did not register it or pay any copyright fees. Is your poem copyrighted?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 3.A scientist working for the US Department of Health and Human Services creates a report based on a study she conducted in her lab. Do you have the right to republish and distribute her work?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 4.Susan is employed as a columnist by the Baltimore Sun newspaper. Who owns the copyright to the stories Susan writes for the newspaper?
- A.
Susan
- B.
U.S. Government
- C.
Baltimore Sun
- D.
Newspaper subscribers
- E.
None of the above
- 5.Copyright law states that it is legal to republish up to 30 seconds of a song without seeking permission from the author.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Sam, Susan, and Sarah are unsigned artists working on a new song. Sarah does the singing, Sam plays the guitar, and Susan creates the mixes in a studio. Who owns the copyright to their song?
- A.
Sam
- B.
Susan
- C.
Sarah
- D.
Sam and Susan
- E.
Sam, Susan, and Sarah
- 7.
- A.
10 years from the date of publication
- B.
Forever
- C.
70 years after the author's death
- D.
It depends on how much the author paid for the copyright
- E.
None of the above
- 8.It is OK to download copyright music as long as you do not publicly share the song.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.You cannot file a lawsuit for copyright infringement if you do not register your work with the copyright office.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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