Copyright
Shawn downloads a funny video off of youtube and wants to upload it to his personal website. The video contains no copyright information. Is this legal?
No - just because it doesn't contain copyright information doesn't mean it's not copyrighted. It is illegal to use someone else's work without proper permission.
What does CMI stand for?
CMI stands for Copyright Management Information.
Fair Use Factor 3 discusses the "amount" of the copyrighted work that is allowed to be used. Is there a particular "amount" of a copyrighted work that is always okay to use or does it depend?
It depends. There is no set number of words in an article, seconds from a movie, etc. that you are permitted to use. It varies.
If you do not profit (make money) from a copyright infringement can you still be sued for damages?
Yes. It's still stealing someone else's work.
Mr. Jones purchases a copy of computer software for use at home. Because it is a very helpful program he brings the copy of his software to school and puts it on 5 classroom computers. Would this probably be considered okay under fair use?
would most likely not be considered fair use
Is copyright notice required?
No. Since 1989 it is no longer required
True or False: Parodies and news reports are generally not infringing on copyright law under fair use.
True. Parodies, news reports, information used for instruction in education, and criticism are often times allowed under fair use.
If a work does not have the copyright symbol beside does it mean it's in the public domain?
No. It is still a work created by someone.
She wants to copyright her recipe for brownies. Can she do this?
Generally recipes, methods, names, etc. are not copyrighted.
What does OWA stand for and what does it mean?
OWA stands for original works of authorship
True or False: If you use something under "fair use," you are safe from lawsuits, even if the copyright owner disagrees with your interpretation of fair use.
False. Again, fair use is not a law, just a defense to the law.
what is copyright
intellectual property that protects original works of authorship
Which of the following is NOT a copyright infringement? A - A teacher making a photocopy of a single cartoon as part of a student worksheet which is then copied 25 times and distributed to a class. B - A teacher scanning in a single cartoon to put on his or her web site. C - A teacher including a cartoon in a Power Point presentation to be given at a conference, without the permission of the author of the cartoon.
A - because it is used as part of instruction
John uploaded a copyrighted video illegally to Facebook. The owner of the video is suing John for misuse. Is Facebook protected if Facebook followed the "notice and take-down" procedures?
Yes
Tom is using a copyrighted picture on his band's poster which he did not receive prior permission to use. He did, however, credit the author of the picture and left the copyright management information on the image. Is this okay under fair use.
No - this is not okay. Giving credit to the copyright owner is not the same as getting permission
Which of the following is in the public domain? A - a book published in 1923 B - a book published in 1980 by an author who died last year C - The song Happy Birthday D - The Senate Proceedings from 1998
D - Government works are in the public domain.
Josh is using 21 words from the song "Firework" by Katy Perry as a quote in one of his research papers for his psychology class. Is this considered fair use?
Most likely it would be