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1. Which of the following of your original work do you automatically own the copyright to?

   1.   ?    poems
   2.   ?    artwork
   3.   ?    papers
   4.   ?    all of these
   5.   ?    none of these

2. Which of the following does copyright give you the right to do? (Check all that apply)

   1. copy your own work
   2. pass out your own work
   3. pass out copies of your favorite CD
   4. perform or display your own work
   5. copy a paragraph out of a textbook
   6. copy a friend or parents paper to turn in as your own
   7. copy and paste a paragraph from a Web site
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3. It is illegal to use, copy, or distribute works that are not your own without gaining permission from the copyright owner.

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

4. Copyright Laws are State Laws

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

5. Writers and artists work hard to create their works and when people copy those words, they are stealing from the writers and artists.

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

6. Which of the following are protected by Copyright? (Check all that apply)

   1. Literary Works
   2. Ideas and methods
   3. Musical and Dramatic Works
   4. Titles and Names
   5. Pictures and Motion Pictures
   6. Works of information commonly available
   7. Sound recordings
   8. Works by the U.S. Government
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7. You still own the copyrights to a work, even when someone hired you to create that work.

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

8. If a group works together to write or create something, the whole group owns the copyrights.

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

9. The Fair Use doctrine allows for works to be copied for things like teaching, criticism, and news reporting.

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

10. Unless you are absolutely sure you have "Fair Use" of a document, always seek permission from the owner before copying or distributing works.

    1.   ?    True
    2.   ?    False

11. How long do copyright protections apply to a work?

    1.   ?    forever
    2.   ?    1 year after author's death
    3.   ?    70 years after creation
    4.   ?    70 years after author's death

12. Unless otherwise marked, all things are freely available to anyone.

    1.   ?    True
    2.   ?    False

13. If it is free, you can copy it.

    1.   ?    True
    2.   ?    False

14. It is only free for public use if the author specifically states that the public has free use.

    1.   ?    True
    2.   ?    False

15. Copyright allows you to use a selection from a work if you change a few words or the order of the words.

    1.   ?    True
    2.   ?    False

16. The author of the original work can sue you for a lot of money if you ignore their copyrights.

    1.   ?    True
    2.   ?    False