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Copyright and Creative Commons

Copyright Law is a legal right that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to its use and distribution, usually for a limited time, with the intention of enabling the creator to receive compensation for their effort.  It dates way back to the eighteenth century when Noah Webster …

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Copyright & Creative Commons

I think there is a valid point that the copyright laws hinder creativity, but I also think it is valid for creators to want to protect the rights to their work. Copyright laws can prevent individual creativity by not allowing them to alter any existing work, as well as the …

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Copyrighting everywhere

So I just finished reading and watching all of the resources about Copyright and the Creative Commons.  I will say, I enjoyed watching the videos more than reading about these things because I mean who doesn’t get a kick out of this…

But anyway, I learned a lot from both …

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Understanding Copyright…..

Originally, I didn’t give much thought copyright. Before I did any research, all I knew about copyright was the symbol; a c with a circle around it. Afterwards, I finally learned its a process when someone creates something and wants the government to protect their right to make a profit …

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Dumb Starbucks.

Most of my copyright knowledge comes from videos being taken down due to copyright infringement. I remember when this was a huge issue on Youtube and massive amounts of videos were removed- suddenly the whole community became aware of copyright laws and fair use policies. This was around middle school. …

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©

So… My impression of the Copyright law, fair use doctrine, and the Creative Commons movement? I need to give you my opinion on them without just summarizing the three and comparing and contrasting. I think the copy right law needs to have a more defined definition and less case by …

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Copyright Reflection

After learning about the copyright law, the fair use doctrine, and the Creative Commons movement, I was a little less confused as to what would make something copyright. It was interesting to see that copyright has been an ongoing issue for centuries that even Mark Twain himself dealt with. In …

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Copyrights and Creative Commons

I had the spiel in high school that everyone else had. “Don’t plagiarize”, “Plagiarism is illegal”, “This is the definition of plagiarism…”. Buy I’ve come to realize that copy right issues run so much deeper than plagiarism. It’s not a black and white subject, cause you now have terms like …

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