9.5.6 Section Quiz Fundamentals

Which of the following are exclusively associated with copyright protection? (Select three.)

-Right to reproduce a work -Right to make derivatives of a work -Right to lend a work

Bill wants to use an image he found online. The license says he can use it but must credit the original creator. Which Creative Commons license was used?

Attribution

Which legal doctrine allows the use of copyrighted works for purposes that benefit the public, such as teaching and news reporting?

Fair Use EXPLANATION Fair Use allows the use of copyrighted works for purposes that benefit the public, such as teaching and news reporting. However, it should be noted that fair use is not a right; it's merely a legally defensible position.

A short piece of copyrighted music is used in a news story covering the musical artist. Which DMCA provision would MOST LIKELY allow this?

Fair Use The use of the material must not be for a commercial purpose or substantially harm the profits the copyright holder would normally make from the work. Only a short excerpt from a copyrighted work may be used for it be considered Fair Use.

Which Creative Commons license type states that a work can be distributed as long as it is not changed?

No Derivative Works

Diana is using an image she found online in a poster that she is selling, even though the license states she is not allowed to make money off of it. Which license type would Diana MOST LIKELY be violating?

Non-Commercial

What is the collective name for creations that are not the intellectual property of anybody?

Public Domain Creations whose period of copyright protection expires fall into the public domain. Once in the public domain, a work can be used for any purpose without having to pay.

Which of the following is a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) provision that protects ISPs from being held liable for the copyright infringement others who use their systems commit?

Safe Harbor

The Safe Harbor provision of the DMCA states that certain sites are designated as legal safe harbors. This gives a safe haven from prosecution for online service providers and others for direct copyright infringement.

This helps those who are acting as internet go-betweens from being held liable for the copyright infringement others who use their systems commit.

A business has come up with a new logo for the company and they want to protect the logo as part of their brand. Which of the following protections should they use?

Trademark EXPLANATION A trademark is any word, picture, or symbol that's used to distinguish a good from other similar goods.

Which of the following exist to help consumers know what products they're buying?

Trademarks

The Attribution Creative Commons license states that

anyone who uses the licensed work must give credit to the original creator.

The Share Alike Creative Commons license states that

anyone who uses the work must distribute it under an identical Creative Commons license to the original.

Anything that is owned by a copyright holder is called

intellectual property

A patent

is a license given by a government that provides inventors a temporary monopoly on their invention.

Copyright

is a set of protections granted by the federal government to creators, writers, and inventors.

The Non-Commercial Creative Commons license states that

only the copyright holder is permitted to make money from the work.

The No Derivative Works Creative Commons license states that

other people may copy or distribute the original work, but they may not make changes to it.