Thing 8 - Copyright and Creative Commons

1. Copyright Quiz

1. The concept of copyright is protected by the U.S.__ ___________________and granted by law.

(U.S. Constitution)

2. Copyright protects original works of _______________________________not inventions or discoveries. (authorship)

3. Can you copyright a work that has not been published? (yes)

4. How is a copyright different from a trademark?

(a copyright protects original works of authorship, a trademark protects words, phrases, symbols, or designs)

5. Name 3 things that copyright protects.__________________________________________________

(poetry, novels, movies, songs, software, architecture)

6. The rules and regulations of copyright law can be found at www.copyright._________.

(gov)

7. Can you copyright a domain name?

(Copyright law does not protect domain names)

8. Can I copyright a website?

(The original works on a site may be protected by copyright)

9. Name the 3 steps in obtaining a copyright:__________________________________________

(Submit an application, pay the fee, submit the work to be copyrighted)

10. For more information go to www.loc.gov (The Library of Congress) or ____________________

(www.copyright.gov)

I gave my quiz to a few of my co-workers after I gave them a 5 minute lesson/explanation of copyright basics. They did quite well after the lesson. I would not hesitate to use this with students and teachers.

2.
Creative Commons Copyright for BookReviews K-12 website.

Aligned to NETS-T: 4.a

Connections to Marzano Strategies: Generating and Testing Hypothesis