Mythbusters Quiz: Respect For IP

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    Buying a cinema ticket means that films can continue to be made with amazing special effects and 3D technology can continue to evolve.

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Explore the significance of intellectual property in the film industry with the Mythbusters Quiz: Respect for IP. This quiz challenges your understanding of film rights, production implications, and the economic impact of your cinema ticket on the industry.

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  • 2. 

    When a film is released in cinema, the filmmakers need to earn enough money to pay off the film’s debt. 

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    Films are often financed by loans, and as with all loans, these need to be paid back.

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  • 3. 

    Our UK economy loses over £1 billion due to copyright theft.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    Just 7 per cent of films made in the UK between 2003–2010 made a profit.

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  • 4. 

    If a friend and I write a script for a film, it belongs to me.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    It belongs to both of you.

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  • 5. 

    Hollywood actors and directors get paid so much money, my cinema ticket won’t be missed.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    Your cinema ticket helps to pay the wages of every single person that works on a film.

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  • 6. 

    A film would still get made if nobody paid to see it.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    Films need people and people deserve to be paid for their input. Films also need cameras, sets, costumes, sound, lighting. No money, no film.

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  • 7. 

    Other people have a right to comment on my viewing choices.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    Those who make informed viewing choices based on facts have a right to comment.

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  • 8. 

    Watching a film without paying must be ok if it is freely available on the internet. Otherwise it would be taken down.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    The internet is global; many illegal sites operate outside of the UK. It’s harder for UK creators to protect their copyright if the service is not in the UK.

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  • 9. 

    When I buy a film to watch or pay to watch on demand, I own the copyright.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    If you bought the film, you would be able to sell that particular copy but you don’t own the film itself.

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  • 10. 

    You come up with a great idea for a film. It automatically belongs to you.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    You own the idea but ideas can’t be copyrighted. Once you express your idea in a fixed form (like writing the idea down etc) it is automatically copyrighted.

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  • 11. 

    Your film is in production and the budget has to be slashed. As long as you keep the director, screenwriter and actors the film will still go on.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    Film casts and crews are made up of tens to thousands of people, all of which play an important part in the film getting made.

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  • 12. 

    The majority of people pirate films.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    More people believe it’s worth paying to see a film at the cinema than not.

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  • 13. 

    The majority of films available to stream online are illegal.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    There are lots of legal services which allow you watch as many films as you like for one monthly fee, or that let you chose a film and add the price to your account.

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