Name: ____________________
Section: ____________________
MUS 1650 – Basic Music Technology
Copyrights and Citation Styles QUIZ
1. At what moment does your work become protected (with certain limitations) by the current
copyright laws?
 The moment the work is created.
 The date of the postmark (when you mail your submission to the Library of Congress.)
 The date your submission is received by the Library of Congress.
 The date you receive the processed/accepted response form (with catalog number) from
the Library of Congress.
2. Copyright infringement is:
 Theft of intellectual property; which (if prosecuted) could result in significant fines and
possible imprisonment.
 Plagiarism; which (at the very least) will result in a loss of credit in this class.
 Considered ethically (and one would hope, morally) unacceptable.
 All of the above.
3. You’ve just finished composing a song and wish to apply for copyright protection for this
intellectual property. Which copyright application form would you complete and submit to the
Library of Congress?
 Form PA.
 Form SR.
 Form TX.
 Any of the above will do.
4. You’ve just recorded a song and wish to protect the recorded performance with a copyright.
Which copyright application form would you complete and submit to the Library of Congress?
 Form PA.
 Form SR.
 Form TX.
 Any of the above will do.
5. Congratulations. You’ve just received confirmation that your copyright application has been
accepted, processed, and registered with Office of Copyrights at the Library of Congress.
Assuming that this was NOT a work for hire, and NOT an anonymous or pseudonymous work,
how many years will the federal copyright laws protect this intellectual property?
 95 years from publication.
 120 years from creation.
 Life of composer, plus 70 years.
 None of the above.
6. True or False. The “Poor Man’s Copyright” (mailing yourself a copy of your composition)
provides the same legal protection as registering your work with the Library of Congress at a
fraction of the cost.
 True
 False
Citation Style
7. True or False. If you use outside sources for information (or graphics) in you web site, ALL
sources must be cited.
 True
 False
8. When citing a source garnered for a WWW page, which of the following citation styles is
acceptable?
 Bibliography
Worster, Larry. A Biographical Sketch of Cecil Effinger. 1996. Available from
http://clem.mscd.edu/~worster/mainsite/effinger.html. INTERNET. Accessed 15
October 2006.
 Footnote Style
Larry Worster, A Biographical Sketch of Cecil Effinger; available from
http://clem.mscd.edu/~worster/mainsite/effinger.html; INTERNET; Accessed 15
October 2006.
 Reference List Style
Worster, Larry. 1996. A Biographical Sketch of Cecil Effinger. Available from
http://clem.mscd.edu/~worster/mainsite/effinger.html. INTERNET. Accessed 15
October 2006.
 Parenthetical Reference
(Worster 1996)
 All, or any, of the above.
9. Ten minutes ago you downloaded the MIDI file for John Williams’ “Hedwig’s Theme” from
an unofficial web site at http://www.johnnywilliams.nz/midi/hedwig for the purpose of including
it in your final project. How will you cite it on your web site?
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(Please PRINT legibly. Since you are writing this citation by hand, don’t be concerned with
italics.)
MUS 1650 Class Philosophy
10. What is the meaning of Life?
 Life is a deeply rooted dichotomy of joy and despair.
 Life is the struggle for existence within socioeconomic and geopolitical dictates.
 Life is a philosophical state of self-awareness.
 42.
 Who knows? Who cares? Just give me credit for answering the stupid question.
 Other: ____________________________________________________________
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NOTE: Our classroom discussion of copyrights and intellectual properties was derived from
published information provided by the Library of Congress and should NOT to be construed as
legal advice. While the Library of Congress publications referenced in class provide an excellent
guide to the copyright process, only appropriate legal counsel can advise you on copyright law.