Deck 14: Copyright Law

Question 1

True or false: Keywords assigned to photographic metadata can increase sales for stock photographers.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A property release may be important to obtain if the property:

A)Belongs to you.
B)Is very commonplace and no one would expect to claim ownership (such as an oak or maple tree).
C)Is a public sculpture owned by the local government.
D)Is highly specific and/or famous (such as a famous dog from movie productions) and belongs to someone else.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

If you want to add new metadata to the existing metadata of a photo file in Adobe Bridge, go to Tools and select:

A)Create Metadata Template.
B)Edit Metadata Template.
C)Append Metadata.
D)Replace Metadata.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In the past, the Orphan Works Act was proposed to U.S. Congress in order to allow:

A)Everyone to use everyone else's creative works without compensation.
B)Everyone to use photos or other content downloaded from the Internet without compensation.
C)Only libraries and educational systems to download photos or other content from the Internet without compensation.
D)Anyone who has completed a good faith search for the copyright owner to use creative works without compensation.

Question 5

Photographers can earn income from stock photo agencies by:

A)Selling all rights of their photographs to the agency itself.
B)Asking the agency to take over the copyright of their images.
C)Earning a commission from publications contracted with clients by the stock photo agency.
D)Insisting that the agency write only exclusive contracts with prospective clients.

Question 6

You have asked some friends to model for some of your photos. You've set up a fun scene that you think might be promising to use someday as stock photography. You should:

A)Wait until you see the results of the photo shoot to discuss the possibility of your models signing model releases.
B)Ask your models to sign model releases before you begin the photo shoot.
C)Wait until you find a stock photo agency interested in your photos before asking your models to sign a model release.
D)Not worry about model releases at all, as the stock photo agency will take care of model releases for you.

Question 7

What Web site has the sole purpose of helping photo buyers find copyright owners?

A)Facebook
B)The Photographer Registry
C)Photo.net
D)The Photographer's Resource

Question 8

True or False: Keywords can only be assigned to photographs in Adobe Bridge. Adobe Photoshop is incapable of assigning keywords to a file.

Question 9

When discussing the rights to publish your photograph with a prospective publisher, it is important to:

A)Agree to the publication, discuss a fee, write and have both parties sign a contract, and then give the publisher your file.
B)Agree to the publication, give the file to the publisher, and then discuss a fee.
C)Agree to the publication, discuss a fee, and then give the file to the publisher.After the photo is published, ask the publisher to sign the written contract.
D)Wait until after the photo is published before initiating any contact with the publisher.