1. Common Copyright Misconceptions
True Or False?
Common Copyright Misconceptions

2. True Or False?
Even if an original work does not say it is copyrighted, it is still copyrighted.
True Original work published after March 1989 is copyrighted whether it says so or not.

3. True Or False?
I found it on the Internet, so it is okay for me to copy it.
False Copying information from the Internet is a violation of copyright and can result in prosecution.

4. True Or False?
It is okay to put copyrighted material on my Web site, because I do not charge people to look at it.
False Any distribution of copyrighted material is illegal.

5. True Or False? I changed the material, so it is no longer copyrighted.
False Copyright law says that only the owner of the material can make changes to the work based on the existing material.

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