The
videos I viewed this past week were very informative. If I could sum
it up in just one word, i would have to say that it was “overwhelming”.
I know that copyright is a very important issue, but I had no idea
that it would be so involved and so detailed. In part one, it was
mentioned that there is a special set of lawyers who deal only in
copyright law. I guess that I should have know that it would be
complicated just from reading that!
Unlike most people, I
didn’t enjoy the Disney outtakes that were used to discuss copyright. I
found the choppiness of the speech and the video to be very...what’s
the word I’m looking for? It’s that big word we learned in Design
Principles and Education(DAE)...oh yeah. It’s called cognitive
overload!! It was just too much for me. I was straining to hear, and
trying to keep up with the actions of the animated characters was
extremely difficult. I finally decided to just listen to it instead of
trying to watch it. That helped some, but I was so frustrated by that
point that I’m not sure it really made that much difference.
My favorite part would have
to be the segments in part three on Creative Commons. For the first
time in life, I understood what it was. Who knew that it could actually
be explained in plain English??!! And I finally know and understand
what all those little symbols mean! This new knowledge will definitely
come in a handy when project time rolls around in my classroom, which
is pretty often. I can explain to my students how to respect copyright a
lot easier now that I have this information.
On a final note, I was
EXTREMELY disappointed to find out why the “Eyes on the Prize” series is
no longer available. My friends and I grew up singing that song. We
have always equated it with the Civil Rights struggle that we say on
that video. It was such an important part of my education; I am
saddened to know that it will not be available for my children. This is
truly an example of how negative the effects of copyright laws can be
if we as a society don’t do something about it. How much of what we
create is ever truly 100% original? Are we not all influenced by some
outside factor at some point?
Ashley Writes Week 1- Copyright: What does it look like?
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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You
are right Ashley! We actually teach our students to find connections
to other stories or books we have read. Without people building upon
others' ideas, we would never had had Facebook.
Friday, April 1, 2011 - 03:54 PM
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