Activity+One

What's it all about?
Use these sources to understand the differences between materials which have a copyright, a creative commons license, and are in the public domain.

Copyrighted? Public Domain? Creative Commons License?

Directions:

1. Use the following resources to determine if these works are in the public domain, licensed by a Creative Commons License, or are copyrighted.

United States Copyright Office Copyright Resource Material from Brigham Young University ( use chart at bottom of page) Creative Commons Search

original copyright date 1859
 * Tale of Two Cities** by Charles Dickens, (February 7, 1812–June 9, 1870)


 * Lord of the Flies** by William Gerald Golding, (September 19, 1911 – June 19, 1993),
 * original copyright date September 22, 1955
 * renewal date April 25,1983


 * Charlie and the Chocolate Factory** by **Roald Dahl** ,( September 13, 1916 – November 23, 1990)
 * original publication date 1964


 * Greening IT** by Adrian Sobotta, (1985 -) Irene Sobotta, (1987-), John Gøtze, ( 1974 -)
 * original copyright date 2009


 * Happy Birthday to You** song by Mildred J. Hill (1859-1916) and Patty Smith Hill (1868-1946)
 * original copyright date (as Happy Birthday) 1934
 * Clayton F. Summy Company with Patty Smith Hill copyrighted Happy Birthday 1935


 * Steamboat Willie**, an animated short video released on November 18, 1928.
 * original copyright date 1956,
 * renewed to 1984 by the Copyright Act of 1976
 * renewed again by the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998

2. Click this link to open a quiz to about each of the materials listed below. Read each question. Decide if the material is copyrighted. Be sure you can justify your choice!

Here are the usernames and logins for each group:

Group 1 Username: buxtongroup1 Password: buxton1 Group 2 Username: buxtongroup Password: buxton2 Group 3 Username: buxtongroup3 Password: buxton3 Group 4 Username: buxtongroup4 Password: buxton4 Group 5 Username: buxtongroup5 Password: buxton5