When class first started, I thought the only thing we would be doing was learning how to use different programs on the computer in order to better our knowledge and learn how to use them in our future classrooms. Little did I know that we would be learning about more than just that and that it would be so important in our everyday lives.
I was very intrigued by the copyright, fair use, and creative commons laws learned about in class. I had heard of copyright before, as have most people, but the other two I was not familiar with. Copyright is a set of exclusive rights given to the creator or author of the work. Others cannot use the work without permission from the creator or author. Fair use states that small pieces of work may be quoted word for word without permission or payment to the author, but only under certain circumstances. Creative commons offers flexible copyright licenses in which the authors can share their work, but define exactly how they want to share it.
My understanding of these concepts is incredibly important. I didn't realize that these were such a big deal and that you can be sued for not following them correctly. If not following these could jeopardize me or anyone who fails to follow them. These will shape the resources and research I do from here on out because I will now know what symbols I need to look for in order to determine how I can use what I find, if I can even use it at all. I think these are important concept for everyone to know and I'm so glad that we discussed them in class so I know more about them.
Until next time, I hope you all learned as much from these three things as I did and will learn to be more aware them when researching.
Kacie
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