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Please watch the following video, paying particular attention to chapter 5 and comment on this post.
If you’re struggling for ideas about what to comment on, consider:
- What are your opinions on copyright?
- What are your opinions on the public domain?
- What are your questions about copyright, public domain, or fair use?
- What role does citation plays in this issue?
15 Responses to “Discussion Post #2-A Fair(y) Use Tale”
In making this video the creators “violated” copyright law in order to teach their audience about copyright law. However, chapter five illustrated that this technically was not a violation because of the existence of the fair use doctrine which was explained in chapter four. I am generally in favor of copyright and other intellectual property laws because they protect the creator’s economic interest. I think legislators did a good job of balancing the protection copyright provides by including the fair use doctrine. Without this element the media would be severely in their ability to make comments about a work.
Copyright was created to protect the intellectual property of an owner’s work be it literary of in another media format such as jpg images that they photographed or mp3 music they created. Most people due to the readily available media on the web, are drawn to copyrighted works and are ignorant of the copyright laws that protect them. As a result, copyright infringement is very prevalent especially among music files and image files being downloaded are shared online. Individuals need to be made aware of their copyright violations and understand these downloading/copying/reproducing activities should be limited only to public domains. The main proble I think, is that people don’t value other people’s ownership and furthermore, they don’t preoccupy themselves with obtaining permission or citing a work that was referenced but not directly copied word-for-word.
Watching this clip reminded me of salaries of professional athletes. It seems like our society is moving more and more towards the irrational. In the same way that it is clear to me that professional athletes don’t need to be paid millions of dollars per year, it is also obvious that a person shouldn’t need to have their work copyrighted for more than 14 years in order to make money from it. On a separate note, when the clip brought up the fact that one has to pay to have their idea copyrighted, in whatever form, they never talked about how much something like this would cost. I’m curious to know how much people pay for copyrights on whatever it is that they might be copyrighting.
I am in total support of copyright laws. They are not one of the easiest laws to follow, but i believe that the owner or creator of any work be it drawing, music, articles, surveys should be given credit for their work and their permission should be requested before their work can be used.
This video was a little distracting due to the choppiness of the constant character changes but clever nonetheless. They stated that fair use was only so when the original work was not compromised or misrepresented (or something like that), so did Disney approve of the message or opinion of this work? Did they even get permission from Disney to use these works? I feel like this would be important information to include in a piece on copyright.
I thought it was very clever how the directer used snips of Disney movies to make his points on copy writing. The issue over copywrite laws has become a growing issue in todays word. The plagiarism and piracy of different works is demeaning to the authenticity of the original and I agree that punishment should follow as a result. Copywrite laws were created to preserver the integrity of the creators work so their role in the legalities of situations is crucial. The film is successful in highlighting all this information in a unique way with recognizable characters.
This was a very smart and innovative method of informing viewers on the issue of copyright laws. At first I thought that there was something wrong with my computer, but then I actually paid attention to each word and began to understand how the information was being presented. Not only was this catchy, but because it required my unadulterated attention, I learned more in my viewing. The issue of copyright to me is tricky because it calls into question property rights and who gets what in the end. The key issue behind it obviously is money, not that that’s a bad thing. I believe that many of the advances in our world, both intellectually and physically are a result of a person realizing that if he or she creates something unheard of that is valuable to many people, he or she will receive an incentive, in this case money. Thus, while I do believe that once you die, your copyrighted material doesn’t belong to you, the necessity of such laws remains.
I think copyright laws are vital to the protection of creativity and effort that one puts into his or her work, whether it’s a movie, book, play, dance, or song. Although it may seem rather difficult to keep track of what exactly constitutes “fair use” - being sure to use the right amount; being sure to use it as a tool to teach, report, parody, or critique; and presenting the work in its intended nature and value - it is important that a user is familiar with copyright laws so as to not disregard or insult the creator’s creativity and talent.
of course copyright laws are completely vital. If they weren’t anyone could steal anyone else’s work and pass it off as their own and make a profit off of it. Likewise, if this does happen, I definitely support the punishment of those who steal the work and ideas of others, especially if they are making a profit off of it. The bottom line is that it is stealing.
The segment on “Fair Use” is very applicable to a researcher, especially the thousands of students who bustle through college campuses everyday. Understanding the restrictions, limitations, and benefits of using excerpts from copyrighted material will be beneficial for both writing college papers and future endeavors that may bring one in contact with copyrighted material. Rather than avoiding the copious number of copyrighted materials available in the modern culture, one should learn how and when he should use these resources. Consequently, this video provides an excellent set of rules to follow, ranging from the proper and legal length of a citation to the motivations - whether personal or commercial - behind the use of the material.
Personally, I can understand why copyrights are extending, especially because of the changing way media is used in our generation. For instance, many music artists are not signing with traditional music labels and are promoting their music on their own. Especially when the internet and websites such as Myspace Music and PureVolume make music readily available, it is important for copyright to last longer than fourteen years. I may be sharing my music now, but not be doing anything for profit for another few years, but I still need my work to be copyrighted now so it is not stolen. I truly believe the way music is found and listened to is changing and therefore copyright laws must reflect the change. I can see the validity of the argument when copyrighted works from major labels are at stake, where the artists (and the labels) are making millions, but when the music industry is shifting to a more entrepreneurial outlook, I do not believe it is fair to the artists who have worked hard for their music to have their copyright end when they are, in all likelihood, still creating a base of fans and making little money.
I thought this clip was interesting although a little frustrating to watch. For me, it brought to mind the different food and clothing labels that copyright and trademark their products. Knock offs, and “value brands” attempt to copy . But What makes a pair of Kate Spade shoes worth $300 or a Burberry coat $600? The value of a company and their products relies on copyright and that they have the exclusive rights to sell a product. BUT when another company does questionably challenge and put out a knockoff ironically as a culture we are still inclined to buy for the label and the name brand. This shows how a company can not only be concerned with a copyright but justifying the image and status behind their copyright
This clip was very informative on the rules of copywrite and fair use. Although the various voices were very distracting, the overall essence of the movie was still very important. It is interesting to me to see how the length of copywrite has continually increased before the piece is officially in public domain. Without the rules of fair use and the acknowledging the integrity of the original author/creator, research and criticism would be very limited; however, I am still somewhat unclear on the exact rules of fair use.
The clip was very informative, and after watching it I feel that I agree with the creators that copyright laws remain in place for too long, “forever” as they put it. In today’s rapidly developing society, I feel like we are stunting the growth of new information if we are not allowed to build on old information within the last 100 years without copyright infringement. The ability to make money off of a copyright is not affected much after 25 years or so, and therefore I believe copyright laws should not protect beyond that time limit.
I am in complete support of those who establish a copyright or patent. Meaning that I think their copyrights should last for their lifetime and the lifetime of their companies. If someone is revolutionary and intelligent enough to come up with a concept, patent it, and make money off of it, then he and those who come after him should be the ones who benefit from this. We are not a socialist society. We are not obligated to share everything that makes capital. As long as that one product does not monopolize the market, I am in complete support of copyrights that last an infinite amount of time.