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This week’s lesson
presented many concepts related to the legality of using materials produced by
other people in our lessons or research. I have always found legalese a bit difficult
to follow. That being said, determining
when the use of material produced by other falls into the category of fair use
or not is a little foggy. There are
resources we can use to help us cite literary works from many different
sources. However, the internet has added
a different dimension that muddles the citation process. I found a cartoon on a website the other day
that would be very appropriate for use in our wiki literature review. It relates to cloud technology, but I’m
unsure just how to appropriately use it without violating some copyright
law. I think this is the kind of problem
today’s generation will face. As
mentioned in this week’s videos, this generation spends a lot of time online
and may feel that what they view online is free for all to use. This is problematic because it may result in
the inadvertently illegal use of someone’s material. Since ignorance is not an excuse for violating
a law, serious problems could lie on the horizon for me, and other students,
researchers, and educators.
Hi Dale,
ReplyDeleteYou have made very good points. Have you found copyright violation to be an issue in the military? If so, how? If not, why not?
I haven't found anything that would resemble copyright violations in any of our official training programs. However, we often conduct less formal and less structured training which violations can easily appear. For example, I often spend time with junior Sailors helping them to develop their prioritization skills. For years I used an example of "taking care of the big rocks first" to help them understand the difference between priorities. It wasn't until I attended a 7 Habits for Highly Effective Managers course that I saw the video where Stephen Covey illustrated that point in a conference. Although I never took credit for the idea, I also never new the exact source and could not give proper credit to Stephen Covey. Was I guilty of copyright viloations? I'm not sure because I made it clear that it was someone elses original work. I just couldn't provide the right source until I attended the class. This is an example of what I suspect is a more common problem we'll find if we were to explore the issue in depth.
ReplyDeleteHMMMMM....
ReplyDeleteThen we must wonder...
Is it possible for people to come to the same conclusion within the same timeframe? I actually think so....
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ReplyDeleteDale,
ReplyDeleteI posted this comment and realized I forgot the Reference! This is the updated version:
I agree that copyright infringement has been, and continues to be, a muddy area for educators. In one of my former districts, our media specialist led annual training on this issue. She tried to help us understand teacher and student responsibilities, yet it continued to be very unclear. I truly do not remember an emphasis toward copyright training during my undergraduate program, around 25 years ago. At that time, we were cautioned about making copies of copyright protected worksheets. However, in the local schools, seasoned teachers thought nothing of having an instructional assistant copy entire workbooks to "share" with other teachers.
Now, as you pointed out, we are concerned about copyright protection of digital media. This not only applies to the classroom, but should also be a concern in our daily lives. I sing in a quartet with friends from church. We were seeking a soundtrack for a song but could only find it with background vocals. I finally found a copy available through Amazon. I realized I needed to buy a copy for myself and for my find, since it was a duet. How many times do people simply buy one copy and burn illegal copies for friends? Sometimes, students, and adults, do not realize this is stealing. Teachers and students can also steal digital media for classroom use, often unintentionally. This is because copyright rules can be quite confusing.
Collins and Halverson (2009) suggest an increase in the struggle between traditional copyright regulations and the Internet emphasis toward open access. They point out the trend of multimedia companies, such as cable companies, seeking new technologies to allow consumer download of digital media. I see multiple generations facing access issues. In 1 Corninthians 10:23, Paul cautioned that all things were are able to do are not always good for us. For me, it's difficult, at times, to determine whether what we can do with technological advances is actually allowable under the copyright laws.
Apparently, being concerned and wanting to do the right thing is not enough. As you shared, ignorance is no excuse.
Reference
Collins, A. and Halverson, R. (2009). Rethinking education in the age of technology: The digital revolution and schooling in America. New York: Teachers College Press.
Dale,
ReplyDeleteAfter submitting my previous post, I realized I forgot the reference. Here's the updated post:
I agree that copyright infringement has been, and continues to be, a muddy area for educators. In one of my former districts, our media specialist led annual training on this issue. She tried to help us understand teacher and student responsibilities, yet it continued to be very unclear. I truly do not remember an emphasis toward copyright training during my undergraduate program, around 25 years ago. At that time, we were cautioned about making copies of copyright protected worksheets. However, in the local schools, seasoned teachers thought nothing of having an instructional assistant copy entire workbooks to "share" with other teachers.
Now, as you pointed out, we are concerned about copyright protection of digital media. This not only applies to the classroom, but should also be a concern in our daily lives. I sing in a quartet with friends from church. We were seeking a soundtrack for a song but could only find it with background vocals. I finally found a copy available through Amazon. I realized I needed to buy a copy for myself and for my find, since it was a duet. How many times do people simply buy one copy and burn illegal copies for friends? Sometimes, students, and adults, do not realize this is stealing. Teachers and students can also steal digital media for classroom use, often unintentionally. This is because copyright rules can be quite confusing.
Collins and Halverson (2009) suggest an increase in the struggle between traditional copyright regulations and the Internet emphasis toward open access. They point out the trend of multimedia companies, such as cable companies, seeking new technologies to allow consumer download of digital media. I see multiple generations facing access issues. In 1 Corninthians 10:23, Paul cautioned that all things were are able to do are not always good for us. For me, it's difficult, at times, to determine whether what we can do with technological advances is actually allowable under the copyright laws.
Apparently, being concerned and wanting to do the right thing is not enough. As you shared, ignorance is no excuse.
Reference
Collins, A. and Halverson, R. (2009). Rethinking education in the age of technology: The digital revolution and schooling in America. New York: Teachers College Press.