Fair Use And Multimedia Projects
How much have you learned about copyright and fair use for creating multimedia projects for educational purposes? Test yourself with the questions below.
Questions and Answers
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You are creating a multimedia presentation and want to include an entire poem that is 137 words in length. The poem was written in 1998 and is still under copyright protection. You do not need permission to use the poem.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
True. If the poem is less than 250 words in length, or if you are using 250 words or less, you do not need permission to use the poem in an educational multimedia presentation.Rate this question:
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- 2.
You are creating a multimedia presentation and want to include the first stanza of a copyrighted poem that is about 500 words in length. The first stanza is 223 words in length. You do not need permission to use the first stanza, and you do not need to cite the source.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
False. You can use the excerpt from the poem without permission, but you still need to cite the source. Copyright laws require you to appropriately credit information even when you are not required to ask permission to use a text.Rate this question:
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- 3.
You are creating a multimedia presentation for a class and want to include two copyrighted photographs from one photographer. You are using the photographs to illustrate an important historical event. You can use them without permission.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
True. As long as you are not using more than five images by a single artist or photographer, you may use them without permission for educational purposes.Rate this question:
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- 4.
You are creating a multimedia presentation about Shakespeare and want to include a 12-minute clip from a film version of Macbeth. As long as you credit the source and use the film clip for an educational purpose, you can use it without permission.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
False. Even for educational purposes, the amount of the work used matters. You can use 10 percent of a film -- or three minutes -- whichever is less. A twelve-minute clip is too long, even if you give credit and use it for education. (If you use a three minute clip, remember that you must have obtained it legally -- not a home recording or pirated copy.)Rate this question:
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- 5.
You are creating a multimedia presentation and want to use a copyrighted song that is three-minutes in length in the background. You can use it without permission if you are creating the presentation for an educational purpose.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
False. You may use up to 10 percent of a copyrighted musical composition -- or 30 seconds per composition -- whichever is less. Three minutes is too long.Rate this question:
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- 6.
You found an image, a sound file, and a video that you want to include in your multimedia presentation. It's for educational purposes, and you are using portions of each that are within fair use guidelines. You have decided to create a website to host your multimedia presentation. The use is educational, so you don't need permission to use these internet sources.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
False. You can use internet sources in a multimedia presentation, following fair use guidelines for the amount you can use, if you are presenting your project with a presentation tool like Powerpoint. You cannot repost the resources on the Internet without permission, and including the Internet sources on your website would be reposting them to the Internet. You can provide hyperlinks to them and then use the links to navigate to the site where they were originally posted. That may make your presentation a little clunkier though, so using a simpler tool like Powerpoint might be a better option.Rate this question:
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