I agree with you Mark. Kids these days think nothing of downloading or pirating movies, music or video games. They think that not only is it fair game if it is on the internet, it is free to use by anyone else. I guess I am the only one that is shocked that people take things that are not theirs and remix it or change it and think that it is being creative. What about all of those people who spend hours upon hours coming up with something new?
More and more people are going to run into copyright problems as they continue to steal other's works.
More and more people are going to run into copyright problems as they continue to steal other's works.
Sunday, March 6, 2011 - 01:30 PM
Here is what Mark said about copyright.
I always find that copyright and copyright issues are such a gray area for most people especially students. There are so many myths out there about what can or cannot be used legally. This became even more confusing with the emergence of the internet. Suddenly information and media became available to everyone. Not only did it become available, in most cases it was unregulated. Being unregulated and accessible to many meant that it was free to use. The common mentality was and still is in many cases is that if it is posted on the internet, it is fair to use it however a person feels. To exacerbate the situation, services
such as Napster threw everything into chaos. Young children grew up downloading and sharing music and thought nothing of it. It was their right and since everyone was doing it, it was OK. This permeated their thought processes, and downloading intellectual property for free became a common and accepted practice. Now this generation will have to come to grips with the reality of copyright. I also feel that copyright laws and current structures for acquiring copyrights will have to change. The system will need to evolve to a point where acquiring permissions and paying a fair price for use of copyrighted material is palatable for the end user. If it is not a hassle and the price is right, I feel that people will be willing to follow the laws. I also think that the laws need to be clearer and more specific. Fair use in education needs to be very clear without any gray areas.
I always find that copyright and copyright issues are such a gray area for most people especially students. There are so many myths out there about what can or cannot be used legally. This became even more confusing with the emergence of the internet. Suddenly information and media became available to everyone. Not only did it become available, in most cases it was unregulated. Being unregulated and accessible to many meant that it was free to use. The common mentality was and still is in many cases is that if it is posted on the internet, it is fair to use it however a person feels. To exacerbate the situation, services
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