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| Image courtesy of (2008) MikeBlogs. Some rights reserved. |
After viewing and reading the articles provided to us about
copyright it is hard to wrap my head around how this term or law has changed
and continue to change the way we share, view and create information, art, and
media.
I had never particularly paid attention to some of these
laws and what they truly meant. This topic has really opened my eyes to a
concept that was something I had never known much about as well as Creative
Commons, which seems to simplify this ever changing and relatively outdated
law.
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| Screenshot of “A Shared Culture,” by Jesse Dylan. |
I think Creative
Commons was created out of the necessity for all of the confusing copyright
infringements that can happen unknowingly. Larry Lessig’s ideas were an
essential step forward to help with this massive law. As technology grows and
changes, transforms the way people create and view their cultural relevance. So
changes in these copyright laws and new Creative Commons is inevitable and will
continue to impact how media and art is shared to suit these every changing
needs.
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| Screenshot obtained from centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use |
The notion of Fair Use was intended to provide a safe guard so
that copyrighted material can be used or reshown but only in limited and vague circumstances.
Which can seem a bit confusing. So with
the notion that, yes this term Fair Use apply and doesn’t apply to situations
you may have once thought, brought fourth a Fair Use best code practices guide
to help the creator, figure out some of the Fair Use Practices that are
applicable to the content the creator is using to recreate his or her own work.
The case with Shepard Fairey seems to fall under these inconspicuous
Fair use practices but many people fall on either side of the spectrum with
this case especially because of the earlier work Fariey has created as well as
not providing credit to the original artist.
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| Screenshot of Larry Lessig's TED Conference |
This topic has undoubtedly been an eye opening learning
experience to the laws and how I look at material viewed or created. One point that stood out particularly and can
really apply to whole idea of copyright was given by Larry Lessig in his TED
conference, describing the term “Democratize” which is roughly described that
“anybody with access that can take sounds and images from culture to recreate
and say things differently. Theses tools of creativity have become tools of how
our kids think, speak, and their relationship to themselves.”
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ReplyDeleteMy 2%s on CopyRight Issue:
ReplyDeleteI feel that this topic is a really touchy subject. People today are only interested in how to make a name for themselves. If it takes using another person's work and claiming it as their own, then so be it. However, there is a price down the road not to just the individual who stole the work, but a price the industry or society pays as well. The price of freedom is what I call it. How can an individual be really happy and free deep down inside knowing they have stolen an original piece of work.
My 2% on Creative Commons:
Creative Commons is anything already licensed to use at internet speeds. Creative Commons protects in 4 different ways. The first way is by attribution,which simply means the name on the work. The second is by non commercial, which is you can't make money on it. The third way is no derivative works, which is not changing the work itself. The fourth way is share alike, which is blossoming the work in the same way for reproduction.
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI could not agree with you more, this issue has been a really eye opener in terms of understanding the complexity of the copyright law. It is difficult topic to make an understanding of it. I agree that Creative Commons has helped with the bridge to understand the copyright infringements. As I mentioned in Del’s Blog, he video A Fair(y) Use Tale is a good way to teach students on the use of copyright. This video will also benefit the teachers, if they view it to help them understand the proper use of copyright. The issue of the copyright violations is there, now the issue is how to turn the violations into non-violations and how to teach the society of today on the correct use of copyright law.
It seems to me that Creative Commons is a great solution, like you said, to the changing and confusing world of copyright. Creative Commons clearly spells out what information (photos, music, etc.) is allowed to be used and in what ways. In our shared culture, it should be up to the author to decide if and how their work can be used.
ReplyDeleteAmanda,
ReplyDeleteWhat an excellent post! I enjoy reading (and empathizing with) your reflections about Creative Commons and Fair Use. In this constantly changing digital age, it seems as if posting clearer permissions when publishing, posting, or distributing any work may lessen the blur of what is “copyright” or “copywrong”. Another potential problem that could eventually arise is that the attributions list of a work will be extremely long - attributing to someone who attributed from someone else and so on... I remember it being tricky when writing my Lit Review, wanting to paraphrase or quote something from an article that was quoted from another article. Such a complicated topic - again, I enjoyed reading your take on it!
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteCopyright is confusing and will always be something society will question. In your post, you stated "As technology grows and changes, transforms the way people create and view their cultural relevance." I totally agree. As technology and this world changes, people will also have to change to adapt. The whole copyright issue is something I know about, school has beat it in my head but yet they never really explained why. We were just told you cannot violate copyright laws.
Creative Commons is a lifesaver for some. Copyright is still confusing to some people. In education, I just want to use a picture in my blog post for class and give credit to where I got it from. Some people may see it as illegal even though I referenced where I got it from. It is mind-boggling to me. After all the videos and articles I read on the issue, I am still a little confused because everyone has their perception on copyright.
Great summary of the main issues.
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