Grade 7 Copyright and Fair Use Quiz with Answers

📚 Quick Study Guide

• ©️ Copyright protects original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, and certain other intellectual works.
• ⚖️ Fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
• 📝 Four factors determine fair use:
  1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
  2. The nature of the copyrighted work;
  3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
  4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
• 🚫 Using copyrighted material without permission and without qualifying for fair use is called copyright infringement.
• 💡 Public domain works are not protected by copyright and can be used freely.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is protected by copyright?
   1. A. An idea for a novel
   2. B. A list of ingredients
   3. C. A photograph you took
   4. D. A commonly known fact
2. What is 'fair use'?
   1. A. Using copyrighted material without permission, regardless of the purpose
   2. B. Using copyrighted material without giving credit
   3. C. Using copyrighted material for transformative and limited purposes like education or criticism
   4. D. Ignoring copyright laws altogether
3. Which of the following is NOT a factor in determining fair use?
   1. A. The purpose and character of your use
   2. B. The nature of the copyrighted work
   3. C. The amount of the work used
   4. D. The user's age
4. What does 'public domain' mean?
   1. A. Material that is free to use without permission
   2. B. Material that is owned by the government
   3. C. Material that is only available to the public
   4. D. Material that is copyrighted but easily accessible
5. If you use a small portion of a song in a school project and give credit to the artist, is this fair use?
   1. A. Always fair use
   2. B. Never fair use
   3. C. Possibly fair use, depending on the other factors
   4. D. Only fair use if the artist approves
6. What is copyright infringement?
   1. A. Using copyrighted material with permission
   2. B. Using copyrighted material without permission and it doesn't qualify as fair use
   3. C. Creating your own original work
   4. D. Giving credit to the copyright holder
7. Which of the following uses is MOST likely to be considered fair use?
   1. A. Copying an entire textbook and selling it
   2. B. Using a short quote from a book in a book review
   3. C. Downloading a movie from a torrent site
   4. D. Performing a play without obtaining rights