The questions which follow provide a basic knowledge test of selected concepts covered in this learning pathway: Copyright.

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True - false questions

Indicate whether the following statements are true or false:

You have the right to paraphrase text sourced from copyrighted works.
- True
  - Correct.
- False
  - Incorrect, paraphrasing is not making a verbatim ‘copy’ of the work protected under copyright.
You can include a fact in a written work which is common knowledge without citing a reference.
- True
  - Yes, that’s right.
- False
  - No, common knowledge, like the sum of 1 plus 2 equals 3, is not copyrightable.
Copyright protects original ideas.
- True
  - No, you can’t copyright ideas. It is the representation of ideas in a fixed form, for example a printed book, which is copyrighted.
- False
  - Correct.
You must affix the copyright symbol (©) before your works will be protected under copyright law
- True
  - No. Copyright is automatic, it does not need to be registered or affixed with the copyright symbol to be protected.
- False
  - Correct.

Multiple choice questions

The legal ways a work can enter the public domain are: (Tick all correct options. There are 3 correct answers.)
- When the copyright expires
  - Correct, a work enters the public domain after the copyright expires.
- When the copyright holder “dedicates” the work to the public domain
  - Correct, a copyright holder can waive their rights by dedicating a work to the public domain.
- Orphan works where the original author cannot be determined
  - No, the fact that an author cannot be determined is not sufficient for the work to enter the public domain – it’s still all rights reserved, assuming the copyright hasn’t expired.
- Author applies the CC Zero (CC0) mark to the work
  - Yes, that’s right. This is one of the tools an author can use to dedicate a work to the public domain.
The copyright term that best describes the transfer of rights where the original owner retains control of the rights is: (There is one (1) correct answer.)
- Assignment
  - No, try again.
- Licensing
  - Yes, this describes the transfer of rights without changing the copyright holder.
- Contracting
  - No, while a contract can be used to determine or change copyright, this is not the term generally used for the transfer of rights.
- Allocation
  - No, try again.
The duration of copyright for an author’s work is normally calculated as follows: (There is one (1) correct answer.)
- Specified number of years from date of publication, in accordance with the relevant national copyright act
  - Incorrect. Date of publication is not used to determine the duration of copyright
- Author’s life plus specified number of years, in accordance with the relevant national copyright act
  - Correct, in the case of a natural person, duration is determined by adding the specified number of years after the author has died.
- Specified number of years from date of publication, in accordance with the Berne Convention
  - Incorrect, while the Berne convention recommends the minimum duration of copyright, it is the Copyright Act of the country concerned that determines duration.
- Author’s life plus specified number of years, in accordance with the Berne Convention
  - No, it is the country’s Copyright Act that determines duration of copyright.
The Copyright Act of your country provides safeguards from which of the following? (Tick all options which apply. There are 4 correct answers.)
- Reproduction of the copyrighted work
  - Yes, that’s right.
- Inventions based on ideas published in the copyrighted work
  - No, inventions are usually protected by patents.
- Public performance of the copyrighted work
  - Yes, that’s right.
- Adaptations based on the copyrighted work (derivative works)
  - Yes, that’s right.
- Public transmission of sound recordings
  - Yes, this is also protected.