Question | Answer |
What is copyright? | The legal right of ownership to the work produced in books, music, plays, graphics/pictures and computer software. |
What does copyright protect? | Tangible expression of ideas. |
What is the main purpose of a copyright? | To protect the creator of a creative work. |
What happens if you infringe on someone else’s copyright? | You can be sued. |
What determines if a copyright work is “fair use”? | If a copyrighted material is used for the following:
Education
Commentary or criticism
News reporting
Parody or making fun of work
Using a small portion of the work |
What would be an example of a derivative work based on a book? | A screenplay for a movie based on the book. |
What is infringement? | Act of violating a copyright by copying or otherwise distributing a copyrighted work without permission or authorization. |
What does fair use allow? | Copyrighted work to be repurposed and used in another work. |
What is piracy? | The act of stealing valuable property by copying software, music, graphic/picture, movies, and books (all available on the internet) |
What is hacking? | Breaking into computers to read private emails and other files (hackers delete or alter files) |
What is identity theft? | occurs when someone appropriate another personal information without their knowledge to commit theft or fraud. |
What is Releasing Virus Worms? | intentionally releasing a virus or worm to harm other of attack networks |