Copyright Myths

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Objective: Students will be able to identify copyright laws as well as myths about copyrights.

 

TEKS: C11-14 F2, 4

 

 

Read the article (Ten big myths about copyrights) and answer the questions on this page. Provide details in your own words.

 http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html 
  1. What is wrong with reproducing something created by someone else?
  
  1. If it does not have a copyright notice, I should assume it is not copyrighted? Why or why not?
  
  1. Anything posted on the Internet is “public domain,” therefore I can use it anyway I want. Why or why not?
  
  1. If I make up my own stories, but base them on another work, my new work belongs to me, right? True or False. Explain.
  
  1. What is the crime for copyright violation?
  
  1. Free advertising means I can use it, right? Explain why or why not?
  
  1. If I made up my own story, but I borrowed some of the work from someone else, I did not violate a copyright law? Explain why or why not.
  
  1. Anything on the Internet is “Fair use?” True or False. Why or why not?
  
  1. If I don’t charge for it, it is not a violation. True or False. Why?
  
  1.  Almost all items written are copyrighted and no copyright notice is required. True or False.