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1. Under the fair use exemption to copyright law a person is allowed to make a copy of a periodical article for personal use, however, it is illegal to make multiple copies of the article for other people to use.
True
False

 

2. Fair use attempts to balance the economic and intellectual property rights of an author with the rights of others to use the work for educational and personal nonprofit purposes.
True
False

 

3. The intended purpose of copyright law is?
to provide an author or publisher with the incentive to produce a work by granting them a limited monopoly over the use of the work
to dissuade other people from plagiarizing the work
to make authors rich
to make sure that authors and publishers make a fair return on the investment of time and money that they have put into the creation of a work

 

4. Why should libraries provide access to a wide variety of ideas and knowledge?
to make sure that the public has free access to multiple viewpoints on an issue
to make sure that citizens of a democracy are well informed on issues that affect their lives
to reflect the diversity of people that the library serves
to push a specific political agenda of the library staff or the community

 

5. What are some of the censorship issues that currently confront libraries?
attempts to ban children's books presenting gay and lesbian headed families
attempt to remove children's fiction books dealing with themes of magic from school and public libraries
attempts to put Internet filtering software on public library computers

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