OEC Copyright, Fair Use & Intellectual Property 3

Question 1

Before embedding a third-party YouTube video in an online course, an educator should first:

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Verify the video's license and confirm that embedding is permitted by the creator

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Download and re-upload the video to the institutional server

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Obtain written permission directly from YouTube's legal department

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Check only that the video has been publicly available for more than one year

Question 2

The 'first sale doctrine' in U.S. copyright law gives a purchaser the right to:

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Resell or lend a legitimately purchased physical copy of a work

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Make unlimited copies of a purchased work for educational use

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Use a purchased digital file in any way they choose including copying

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Share a purchased digital work simultaneously with any number of people

Question 3

Which statement about Open Educational Resources (OERs) is correct?

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OERs are freely accessible and typically carry open licenses permitting reuse, revision, and redistribution

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OERs are always completely free of any copyright restrictions whatsoever

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OERs can only be used in K-12 education settings by law

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OERs are materials created exclusively by government agencies and institutions

Question 4

A Creative Commons CC BY-SA license requires that anyone who distributes adapted versions of the work must:

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Release their adaptations under the same or a compatible open license

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Pay a licensing fee to the original creator for each distribution

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Obtain explicit written permission from the creator before sharing

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Limit distribution of adaptations to nonprofit educational institutions only

Question 5

Which strategy BEST supports academic integrity in an online course?

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Designing authentic assessments that require original, personalized work tied to course-specific content

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Requiring only auto-graded multiple-choice exams for all assessments

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Using the exact same assignments semester after semester to maintain consistency

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Prohibiting all forms of collaborative work among students across the board

Question 6

When a student submits AI-generated text as their own work without disclosure, this is best classified as:

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A form of academic dishonesty under most institutional integrity policies

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A technical error that instructors should overlook on first offense

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A legal copyright violation against the AI company that generated the content

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Acceptable use of modern educational technology tools for coursework

Question 7

Which organization is most widely associated with providing the open licensing framework most commonly used for Open Educational Resources?

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Creative Commons

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The U.S. Copyright Office

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The Association of American Publishers

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The Open Source Initiative