Digital Law Input Test

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Electronic reponsibility for actions and deeds

What is copyright? Check all that apply. *

A legal protection that guarantees that only the original creator of the work has the right to use it.

A legal protection against copying and using original work.

The legal protection that says that only the original writer or artist can derive profit from the original work.

A legal intellectual property protection that is in place for a certain amount of time.

Required

Something must have the © sign to be copyrighted. *

True, how else would you know if it was in the public domain or not?

False, a work belongs to the creator whether or not there is a © symbol.

What does the icon below stand for? *

Creative Crafts

Creative Commons

Crafty Commons

If I am not making money or having commercial gain, it is ok to use images and text. *

True

False

It is illegal to download music without paying for it or getting permission from the copyright owner. *

True

False

How long in Europe does copyright last? *

Forever, as long as someone holds the copyright

70 years after it is created

A person's life plus 70 years after death

It depends on the type of registration that was bought

Students and teachers can use copyrighted materials for educational purposes with no limits or restrictions. *

True

False

Creative Commons licences mean *

Some rights reserved

Which of the following answers about Creative Commons is False? *

CC is an extension of copyright

CC protects users from copyrights abuse

CC provides usage permission in advance

CC does not replace copyright

Fair Use is which of the following? *

The right to download anything copyrightable from the internet

The right to copy entire copyrighted works without permission so long as it's only for personal use

The right of the public to make reasonable use of copyrighted material in special circumstances without the Copyright Owner's Permission.

What is public domain? *

Any material that appears in public.

Material that is posted online, such as in blogs, wikis, or personal websites.

Material that is expressly released by the creator for public use.

Work that is paid for by the government or partially funded through government grants.

A student is writing a report for science class and uses copyright images downloaded from the Internet and cited correctly. He submits his project to a competition that recognizes classroom work for students and wins a prize for the school. This is covered under fair use. *

True

False

Works that are in the public domain belong to everyone and can be freely used without compensating the authors. *

True

False

When you put the words of others into your own words you are doing what? *

Plagiarising

Paraphrasing

Copying and pasting

You do not have to cite the source of information that is considered "common knowledge". *

True

False

Quoting directly from a source is acceptable if you __________. *

Tell your friend.

Put the words in quotation marks and cite the source of information.

Use cut and paste.

You are breaking the law if you make films, tv and music available to others on a file sharing network *

True

False

Viruses and spyware can be downloaded with files from file sharing networks *

True

False

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