copyright
Multiple choice questions Copyright laws
<p>Is it possible to copy Multiple choice questions from different sources to make a compiled book without violating copyright laws. If one modify few options, in that case still copyright law violated? For example here is a question</p>

<p>1) Which country to host the 2017 Arctic Energy Summit (AES)? [A] Uruguay [B] Finland [C] Ireland [D] Zambia</p>

<p>Now if one changed it to</p>

<p>1) Which country to host the 2017 Arctic Energy Summit (AES)? [A] Uruguay [B] Finland [C] Ireland [D] USA</p>

<p>Still it is under copyright? Please let me know</p>

<p>Generally, it is normal form to quote sections, and include an attribution to your original source.  In this example you don't.  So it comes across as if this work is yours, not derived from someone else's effort.</p>

<p>Accepted transformative uses for which attribution is normally not required include:</p>

<ol>
<li>Review</li>
<li>satire, parody</li>
<li>critique, correction</li>
</ol>

<blockquote>
  <p>Having said all that, the Fair Use criteria are generally:
      the purpose and character of your use.
      the nature of the copyrighted work.
      the amount and substantiality of the portion taken, and.
      the effect of the use upon the potential market.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So are you trying to create a study guide, using other's original material?  Are you trying to create a competing publication which might detract from sales of the original work? Are you taking 80% of each question, or are you taking 20% in some and 50% in others?  </p>

<p>So to really create a better answer, it is necessary to know more about the nature of your use.</p>
