Eyeing Copyright

Guess what? Right, it's test time! You won't need to sharpen your #2 pencils, because even a dull pencil can ruin the look and feel of a perfectly good LCD, and probably won't improve a CRT display, either. Use a marking pen instead.

Ready? Begin.

1) It's okay to use any words, images, or other original material I happen to find on the Internet on my own site, because if their creator hadn't wanted me to use them, (s)he wouldn't have left them lying around like that.

[ ] True [ ] False

2) It's okay to use any words, images, or other original material I happen to find on my computer on my own site, because if their creator hadn't wanted me to use them, (s)he wouldn't have left them lying around like that.

[ ] True [ ] False

3) I'm the rightful owner of any photograph or video in which I appear. The photographer or videographer can't claim copyright in that case.

[ ] True [ ] False

4) The absence of any words or symbols expressing ownership (e.g. Copyright © 2009 Somebody All Rights Reserved) means that any rights to ownership are expressly waived.

[ ] True [ ] False

5) Someone I know personally won't mind if I use his/her words, images, or other original material. There's no need to ask.

[ ] True [ ] False

6) Original ideas aren't protected by copyright law. That's what patents are for.

[ ] True [ ] False

Okay, time's up. Put down your marker, pass your test to the person in front of you, and we'll see how you did.

. . . tick tock tick tock tick tock tick . . .

Well, we have a problem here. Most of you marked questions one through five as true, and question six as false. That's a score of zero, which is an F, which means no restroom privileges for a week.

Diapers are in the box by the door.