In attending the Copyright forum, I thought I would blog about some key points presented today that peaked my interest.
1. We encounter copyright laws everyday. The introductory speaker made a point of mentioning various encounters with potential copyright law he had experienced just previously that day. I had never thought about how much our daily lives and society in general revolve around the intellectual property of others.
2. Many creators want to share their content. I enjoyed listening to one of the panelists discuss an undergraduate project he worked on curating photos and film clips pertaining to Anne Frank. He conveyed that the Anne Frank institution wanted her photos to be used and shared and Steven Spielberg wanted video footage of WWII shared for educational purposes and were able to grant him usage.
3. We all have copyrights. It was discussed that we all have copyrights to texts, emails, photos we take (even on our cell phones), posts, etc. I enjoyed the perspective that we need to be aware of others' copyright laws by first asking the question, "What am I intending to use this content for?" The more we use others' work and the more we create ourselves, copyrights should represent our intended purpose for them. Hopefully we will all be able to create content in a way that balances gaining profit with the desire to share content to further general progress.
What changes do you think need to be made to copyright laws in order for adaptation to the digital world?
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