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Copyright status is only granted to well-known authors and filmmakers.
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Copyright status is only granted to well-known authors and filmmakers. False. Copyright is granted to anyone who records an original creative work in a fixed, tangible form.
The Motion Picture Association of America has anti-piracy sniffing dogs. True. According to the MPAA, they've trained two black Labradors named "Lucky" and "Flo" to sniff out DVD piracy.
Sam buys a new band's CD but decides he doesn't like the singer, so he resells the CD on eBay. That's legal. True. Reselling a CD that you bought is legal according to the First Sale Doctrine.
The sole purpose of copyright is to make authors money and protect them from getting their works stolen. False. Copyright was established to encourage the growth of science, education, and the arts.
Amy tells Daniel about her summer vacation, and he says he'd love to see her pictures. Amy uses a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program to upload the photographs she took at camp so he can download them. That's copyright infringement. False. Sharing your own original work using peer-to-peer file-sharing technology is legal.
Amy tells Daniel that the files are available. Daniel uses the same peer-to-peer file-sharing program to download Amy's camp pictures. That's copyright infringement. False. Amy took the pictures, so she's the copyright holder, and she's given Daniel permission to download.
Jason copies the entire last chapter from the final Harry Potter book to his commercial blog without any additional commentary. Since he only used part of the work, Jason would be protected by fair use. False. Given the amount and significance of the portion Jason has taken, the commercial benefit he would receive, and the likely harm to the market for the Harry Potter book, a court would be unlikely to view his use as a fair use.
Kathy downloaded a few photos of local organic farms from Flickr.com's Creative Commons (CC) pool. She follows the rules of the photographer's specific CC license and uses them in her digital video about sustainable agriculture. That's OK. True. Kathy can legally use the photos as long as she follows the rules of the license.
Dwight finds a peer-to-peer network that offers free music downloads. He owns all but one of a band's CDs, and he finds that particular CD on the network. He's too cheap to buy it, so he downloads the songs. He's not committing copyright infringement. False. Unless Dwight has permission from the copyright holders (band/publisher/songwriter etc.) it would be copyright infringement.
Paula read an interesting article about the making of the film Titanic and wants to use a short quote in her cinema review paper for journalism class. That's copyright infringement. False. Since she's using a short quotation for the purpose of scholastic commentary, it would be fair use.
The Public Domain is a polar research station in Antarctica. False. Public Domain are works that are not copyrightable, are designated for free & unlimited public access by the creator, or are no longer protected by the law b/c the copyright status has expired or been forfeited by the owner.
Adam recorded a video for his YouTube channel about the upcoming Senate elections & includes an official photo taken by a government employee and four bills authored by the incumbent that Adam found on the Senate's website. That's copyright infringement. False. Works produced by the U.S. government, or any U.S. government agency, are in the public domain. The texts of legal cases and statutes produced by the federal government are also in the public domain.
Justin downloaded the black-and-white horror classic Night of the Living Dead from the Internet Archive and decided to mix an audio sample from the film into one of his original songs. That's copyright infringement. False. The copyright for Night of the Living Dead is part of the wonderful wealth of the public domain. Justin is free to be as creative as he wants with public domain material.
Since Richard forgot to register his screenplay before he sent it out to agents for review, he's no longer eligible to copyright it. False. Copyright protection is automatic once your original work is in a fixed, tangible form.
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