Does Copyright Law Affect Me?

What does the 'copyright law' allow to authors and artists?

The right to own their own creative words

The right to their own thoughts

The right to their own illustrations

Property law

House law

Business law

What are the three things that must be included to obtain a copyright?

The words 'copyright" or "Copr"

The year of first publication of the work

THE name of the owner of the copyright

The name of the work

The author of the publication

The form of the publication

What can a teacher copyright?

Lecture material

Mathematical formula

Science equation

How long does a copyright last?

70 years after death of the author or last living author

50 years after death of the author or last living author

100 years after death of the author or last living author

What is the government branch that creates copyright law?

Congress

Judiciary Branch

Executive branch

Legislative Branch

Under what doctrine makes it possible to make copies of an author's copyrighted work without first securing permission?

Fair use

Common Law

What copyright works can teachers make single copies of?

Chapter from book

Article from newspaper

An entire magazine publication

What can be copyrighted?

Ideas

Graphs

Audio recordings

Movies

How many copies of a copyrighted material can a library make for archival purposes?

One copy upon request

Two copies upon request

Ten copies upon request

This was a revision to the Copyright Law of 1976 that detailed what copyright-protected materials were permissable for use in distance education.

TEACH Act

Derivative Work

What is the length of time teacher's can use copyrighted materials without permission?

2 years

5 months

5 years

What types of work are free to anyone to use?

Public domain

Copyrighted material

Derivative work

Who does copyright law apply to?

Only authors

Only song writers

Everyone

How can an author give someone else their copyright?

Giving the physical object away

Must clearly state in wriitng that he or hse is giving someone else the right to make copies of the work

Is it fair use to videotape television programs for educational purposes?

The federal law allows everyone to tape audiovisual programs

The federal law allows only libraries or archives to tape an audiovisual news program

What are the penalties for violating a copyright?

Prison sentence for 5-10 years

The potential of sueing

Community service sentence for 50 hours

What are the exceptions to work that can be copyrighted?

Inventions that deal with machines or software that is proprietary to its inventor or owner

Songs

Novels

Poems

A copyright gives the author what rights?

Reproduce copies

Prepare derivative works

Distribute copies

Publicly display the copyrighted work

What is the law that refers to the rules of law that developed over time from decisions made by courts in individual cases in the various states?

Common Law

Derivative Law

Liable Law

What does an author need to do to be fully protected?

Deposit two copies of the work

Send the publication to the editor

If an author does not obtain a copyright, can he/she sue when anyone makes unauthorized copies?

Yes

What is it called when work is prepared by two or ore authors with the intention that their contributions be merged into inseparable or interdependent parts of a unitary whole?

Joint Work

Double duty work

2-author compliance

True or False: a nominal fee is required when applying for a copyright.

True

False

True or False: teachers may create lesson plans, books, and other teaching material that they wish to copyright.

True

False

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