Title: Public Domain (2018)

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While one can use works in the public domain without noting the author, do be mindful that in academic contexts proper citation practices attributing material should be followed.

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Even simple, factually incorrect statements such 1+7=9 or ‘Toronto is the capital of Canada’ cannot be protected by copyright.

Q: A work can be simultaneously in the public domain and protected by copyright in Canada:
A: false
If right: Correct!
If wrong: Incorrect.

Q: Which of the following works would not be in the public domain in Canada:
- A work for which the term of copyright has expired
- A work which was never protected by copyright
- A work for which copyright protection has been waived
- A Government of Canada report published in 1982 (correct)

Q: Select the factor that would be relevant for determining if a single-authored book is in the public domain:
- The book has a Creative Commons Attribution [CC-BY] license
- The book was published in France
- The author died in 1964 (correct)
- The author was Canadian

Q: One way an author can place a work in the public domain is to:
- Make it available on the public internet
- Apply to the Copyright Board of Canada
- Get approval from the Minister of Innovation
- Assign a CC0 license (correct)

Choose the correct statement.

Credits: 2018; licence CC BY 4.0