Test your copyright knowledge!

Below are some basic copyright law principles. Test your knowledge and determine whether each statement is true or false. Answers provided at the end of this post.

True or False?

1.  Only registered works are protected by copyright. True or False?

2.  Online content is in the public domain unless it has a copyright notice. True or False?

3.  In at least 172 countries that belong to the Berne [Copyright] Convention, copyright protection is automatic upon creation of the work. True or False?

4.  In all countries, the duration of copyright is seventy years after the death of the author. True or False?

5.  Fair use is intentionally ambiguous. True or False?

6.  You can always copy 3 percent of a work without obtaining copyright permission. True or False?

7.  If a work does not have a copyright notice, ©, then you may freely use the work without obtaining permission. True or False?

8.  All U.S. government works are in the public domain. True or False?

9.  Fair use never applies in a for profit situation. True or False?

10.  There is no such thing as an international copyright law. True or False?

Need or want more information about copyright?  Contact Eileen Severson, easevers@gundersenhealth.org  or Ext. 55546 or see the library's copyright webpage.

Answers
1F, 2F, 3T, 4F, 5T, 6F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 10T