Fair Use Copyright Quiz

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This true/false quiz is to test your understanding of "fair use" as outlined in the brochure that you received. Questions are taken from a quiz created by Hall Davidson. The quiz my be reproduced with attribution for educational purposes.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    The owner of the local Blockbuster Video store supports the school by donating one videotape rental-free to the school every Friday. The video is shown in the multi-purpose room to reward students with perfect attendance that week. It does improve attendance. This falls under "fair use."

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    "Entertainment" and "reward" are explicitly excluded under copyright guidelines.

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  • 2. 

    On her home VCR, a history teacher taped the original ABC news report of Nixon leaving the White House after resigning. She uses the entire news program every year in her classroom. This is fair use.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    The time has long passed when she should have asked permission or purchased the tape. One legal opinion has held that using only the segment with the wave would be more acceptable for retention

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  • 3. 

    A teacher rents Gone with the Wind to show the burning of Atlanta scene to her clas while studying the Civil War. This is fair use.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    The video is a legal copy being used for instructional purposes.

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  • 4. 

    A student finds a photo online dramatizing a pre-columbian Viking landing in America. Since the school symbol is the Viking, he posts this photo on the school web page. It links back to the original website. This is fair use.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    Internet pages are copyrighted automatically. The student cannot safely post(and therefore re-copyright) anything without permission. Use in a classroom report of multimedia project would have been okay, as would a non-posted page.

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  • 5. 

    An enterprising media aide tapes 60 Minutes every week in case teachers need it. This is fair use.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    Schools may not tape in anticipation of requests. They can act only on actual requests.

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