Jason Hardin, manager of access services, came to our class to talk about very important topics which included: copyright laws, fair use, and creative commons. I hadn’t realized the great importance it is to be aware of these laws and what each means because that way you can avoid getting into serious trouble like the case of Harper. She tried to go as innocent but it wasn’t considered because everyone should now about these laws, so this class was a very important thing to learn. But what is copyright exactly? Copyright is the federal assurance given to you (as the author of the work) to protect your work by giving you the right to decide how it’s distributed and used. If copyright laws were not set then people would be discourage to do any original work because it would be so easy for another person to come and take credit for it. So, having copyright laws establish is the best way to promote innovation.
Something that really caught my attention was Fair Share. Fair share is basically the conditions that allow you to use others copyrighted work without paying them. But it’s not automatic. So what do you take in consideration in fair use? The four key points include: 1. purpose of reproduction (basically if it’s for educational purposes your fine), 2. Nature of the reproduced work (the type of work matters), 3.amount of reproduction (it should only be a part of the work not all), and 4. The effect on the marker of the work (is it being distributed to gain profits of any kind?). I believe this is very important because if you are not copying and distributing someone else work as yours to gain something, you shouldn’t need to pay the author. But at the same time the authors are still protected in case someone comes and misuses his works and doesn’t follow the rules of fair use.
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I think Fair Use is the usual term - but I like Fair Share!
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