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The following quiz is based on the online resource, "Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright" (http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery)

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Images and Information Source: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery1. Copyright Exposed
True or False: Copyright protects your creation.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

2. Copyright Exposed
True or False: Copyright protects your idea.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

3. Copyright Exposed
True or False: Copyright begins protecting music when you start recording.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

4. Copyright Exposed
True or False: Copyright begins protecting artwork when you start drawing.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

5. Copyright Exposed
True or False: Copyright begins protecting words when you start writing.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

6. Files On Record
By the mid-15 century, what was Johann Gutenberg's invention that revolutionized the world, making the printed word accessible to the literate public

[ ] Novel

[ ] Printing Press

[ ] Newspaper

7. Files On Record
Which country passed the first law recognizing the rights of authors?

[ ] Portugal

[ ] Britain

[ ] United States

8. Files On Record
Which state became the first state to pass a copyright statute, entitled "An Act for the Encouragement of Literature and Genius".

[ ] Connecticut

[ ] Rhode Island

[ ] Pennsylvania

9. Files On Record
President George Washington signed the first copyright bill into law under the new U.S. Constitution, protecting books, maps, and charts for this time period.

[ ] 20 years with 15 years renewal

[ ] 14 years with 14 years renewal

[ ] 15 years with 20 years renewal

10. Files On Record
The first motion pictures were deposited for copyright in 1893, and the earliest copyrighted film that still survives is titled...

[ ] Fred Ott's Sneeze

[ ] Martin Hrag's Telephone Call

[ ] Ron Burgundy's Penny-farthing Ride

11. Files On Record
This Act, named after the date it was passed, protected music against unauthorized public performance, with the purpose being to prohibit copyrighted materials from public performance without consent.

[ ] January 12, 1895

[ ] January 1, 1953

[ ] January 6, 1897

12. Files On Record
The Townsend Amendment of 1912 results in this medium, previously registered as photographs, being specifically added to the categories of protected works.

[ ] Motion Pictures

[ ] Photographic Slides

[ ] Images from the Internet

13. Files On Record
The 1976 copyright law extends protection for works created on or after this date to consists of the life of the author plus this number years after the author's death.

[ ] 50 years

[ ] 100 years

[ ] 25 years

14. Files On Record
The Computer Software Act of this year defines computer programs and clarifies the extend of protection afforded to computer software.

[ ] 2001

[ ] 1992

[ ] 1980

15. Files On Record
The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act extended the term of copyright protection for most works to the life of the author plus this number of years after the author's death.

[ ] 100 years

[ ] 250 years

[ ] 70 years

16. Files On Record
This Act provided for the use of copyrighted works by accredited nonprofit educational institutions in distance education.

[ ] IMPACT Act

[ ] TEACH Act

[ ] IMPART Act

17. Read The Fine Print
True or False: Copyright Law protects your idea.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

18. Read The Fine Print
True or False: Copyright Law protects the tangible expression of your idea.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

19. Read The Fine Print
True or False: Copyright protects text and pictures on websites just like books, CDs, DVDs, and works in other media are protected. You might not see a copyright notice on a website, but "that doesn't mean you're free" to copy what you see or hear.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

20. Read The Fine Print
Under certain circumstances, copyright law allows you to use parts of someone else's work. (Scholarly criticism, teaching, and news reporting may be valid reasons) This permission is called:

[ ] Right To Copy

[ ] Fair Use

[ ] Copyright Excemption

21. Read The Fine Print
Copyright protection actually begins at the moment the US Copyright Office issues the certificate of copyright.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

22. Read The Fine Print
Copyright protection actually begins at the moment the work is created on paper, recorded, or otherwise made permanent.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

23. Steps to Copyright
The first step to copyright is to:

[ ] Have an idea.

[ ] Create a tangible expression of your idea.

[ ] Register your copyright by sending an application and fee to the Library of Congress Copyright Office.

24. Steps to Copyright
The Copyright Office receives approximately how many submissions each business day?

[ ] 2,000

[ ] 1,500

[ ] 2,400

25. Steps to Copyright
For more information, please visit: www.copyright.gov

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

Taking the Mystery Out Of Copyright

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