© Copyright Issues Hunt
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YOU WILL WANT TO GO TO THE SCHOOL’S WEBSITE, UNDER THE STAFF
PAGE MRS. CARDA’S STAFF PAGE HAS A LINK UNDER IT CALLED “COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS.” YOU WILL FIND THE ELECTRONIC COPY OF THIS SHEET SO
YOU CAN CLICK ON THE HYPERLINKS TO FIND ANSWERS. (BELIEVE ME IT
WILL MAKE LIFE A LOT EASIER FOR YOU. 
1. You find the perfect image for your report on a web site. Under the picture there is a copyright
notice. How should you handle this?
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2. You paid $25 for the newest cd of your favorite group. Your best friend's family has fallen on
hard times.
You make a copy of the cd for him. Is this ok? Not OK? Why?
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3. Fair Use means a teacher can take the contents of a web activity page and repost it in
your school's web site because it is for a school.
True or False. Support the answer.
TRUE
FALSE Circle one
4. What three factors qualify a work for copyright protection?
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5. What three things may be included in a copyright notice? Research the answer.
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6. Alex Haley, a famous author, was accused of plagiarizing in his acclaimed book Roots.
What plagiarizing?
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7. Congratulations, you wrote a great book.
How long is that book copyright protected according to the US Copyright Office?
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8. Copyright and fair use guidelines pdf
Your group is creating a web site as a class project. While researching on the Internet,
you discover a great online puzzle that really fits your project. None of you knows how to make
online puzzles.
A. Are you legally permitted to copy the web page and add it to your web site?
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B. Since your project's site will be online, what is an alternative to posting it in your site?
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C. How much music, from your favorite rock group, can you add to the project?
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D. The opening shot from a hit movie would be a great closing for the class digital yearbook.
How much can you use?
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9. True or False. Everything on the Internet is Public Domain.
( Helpful hint. Use the Find command to scan the text rather than read the whole page. To do this using most web
browsers, THIS IS CTRL + F
What is public domain?
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10. What are the five exclusive rights given to copyright owners under the Copyright Act?
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11. Write one of the The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics.
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12. Watch the video - What is the Purpose of Copyright?
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13. How do you feel about file sharing?
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Did you know? The right to make a derivative work is also the right of the copyright holder.
* Rowling wins suit
13. Watch The Creative Commons video at TeacherTube
The Creative Commons - How does a CC license challenge the thinking around copyrights?
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14. What are the consequences, at your school, for violating a copyright or plagiarizing?
(Look at our school’s website under resources. The student handbook is available there. It will tell you what the
consequences for plagiarizing or cheating.)
Are the consequences the same for everyone?
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Should they be the same?
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