Answer the Following Questions s4

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COPYRIGHT SCAVENGER HUNT

Task 1: Go to this website for an overview of copyright: http://www.copyrightkids.org/cbasicsframes.htm. Answer the following questions: A. When you create a sculpture for art, is it copyrighted? Yes What about a poster you make on the computer for technology class?Yes The dance you created in PE? Yes Do you have to file for copyright protection? No B. If you create something and copyright it, in what year will the copyright expire, assuming you live to be 75 years old? 70 years after you die if you die in 2010 the copyright would expire in 2080. C. What rule gives a special allowance to teachers and students? Fair Use Explain the four guidelines. 1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether the use is for a commercial purpose or is for non-profit educational purposes 2. what kind of work is the copyrighted work (for instance, is it creative or factual 3. the amount and importance of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole 4. the effect of the use upon the potential commercial market for or value of the copyrighted work. D. Based on what you have now read and learned, have you ever broken copyright laws? If so, how? ______

Task 2: Go to the following website for some Q&A. Answer the following questions. http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf

1. What is copyright? Law of the US that protects the work of authors, artists, composers and others from being used without permission. Name ______Date ______2. How much of a song can I use in a project? 10% no more than 30 seconds 3. How much of a video can I use in a project? 10% or 3 minutes 4. What is public domain? Works that are not copyrighted. Always give credit to the source.

Task 3: Follow the links for find the answer to the questions:

You find the perfect image for your report on a web site. Under the picture is a copyright notice. How should you handle this? If a copyright notice appears along side the image, you must include the same notice along side the image in your projects. If no notice appears with the image, cite it at the end of the work in the normal way.

1. Name three(3) authors who were caught plagiarizing. H.G. Wells, Martin Luther King JR. 2. What are the five exclusive rights given to copyright owners under the Copyright Act? 3. the right to reproduce the copyrighted work; 4. the right to prepare derivative works based upon the work; 5. the right to distribute copies of the work to the public; 6. the right to perform the copyrighted work publicly; and 7. the right to display the copyrighted work publicly.

8. Write three (3) of the The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics.

1. Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people. 2. Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work. 3. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's computer files. 4. Thou shalt not use a computer to steal. 5. Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness. 6. Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid. 7. Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without authorization or proper compensation. 8. Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output. 9. Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing. 10. Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans.