Do you know Copy Right?

There are three main parts to Copyright law. Which of the following is not one of them?

• Fair Use
• Copyright 
• Affordable Care
• Public Domain 

If I write down a song am I protected by the copyright law even though I did not file any paperwork with the government?

• Yes
• No 

If I sing a song never recording it anywhere and someone hears it, writes it down, then sells it for a huge profit am I entitled to any of the money under copyright law?

• Yes
• No 

If I draw a design for a project is my work protected by  copyright law even though I did not file any paperwork with the government?

• Yes
• No 

If I have a new idea and I think about how I would go about building it, but never actually draw any plans or write anything down, am I protected by copyright? 

• Yes
• No

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
• False 

If I record a video it is protected under copyright law. How long until it enters the public domain? 

• 14 years
• 2 weeks 
• 70 years after my death
• Until my death

Some works are not copyrightable, like titles, names, facts, and government documents. Some authors of songs, ideas, and videos wish their work to be made available to everyone, and they voluntarily give up their copyright protection. These works enter what is called the _______

• General Domain 
• Public Domain
• Free Domain
• Fair Domain

Works in the public domain can be used however the user wishes with no tribute to the author required. 

• True
• False 

Fair use is a legally designed loophole in the copyright law with the intent of allowing some ideas that would normally be protected by copyright law to be used without the author's permission. 
There are four main ways that allow works to be used under fair use
- The Purpose of (commercial or noncommercial)
- The Nature (Is it creative or factual)
- The effect ( does it compete with the original work?) 
What one is missing? 

• The Portion (how much of the original  was taken) 
• The Position (where it is located) 
• Availability (how easy it was to obtain) 
• State ( What U.S. state was it taken from)