Monday, February 25, 2008

Copyright and Fair Use SR

Question 6 surprised me because I thought that it would be infringement if you use the images and materials without giving credit. 

Question 9 also was surprising because MP3.com has free downloads and I did not realize they came with legit copyrights and such.

Question 12 allowance of teachers using materials from movies and such for educational uses is an exception to the copyright law that I didn't understand. I didn't understand because there are programs that can lift the copyright off of DVD's so I don't understand if that is legit for teachers.

Question 16 answered my questions raised in question 12 and does not make sense to me because those programs are being blocked by the government but are permissible for certain people. 

Question 17 raises some concern with me because I don't think it is right that people can use my image online without my knowledge and that is permissible.

Question 19 shocked me because the fair use laws on music are the toughest ones and a video yearbook is just a way for people to keep their memories so it should be eligible for exemption.

Question 1 should not be a problem. If a person pays a lot of money for a program they should be allowed to create a back up copy of the program for themselves in case of an emergency. However, if it is found they are sharing their program without proper licenses they should be taken to court for a lot of money. 

Question 2 should be true. Unless the school system can guarantee that it is being used properly then they should have to buy additional licenses. They shouldn't have to buy new programs and such but at least licenses that allow them to use it multiple times off the same server. 



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