Week 1-Free post

I want to comment on this assignment.  I have had to comment on blog posts before, but I think they were the same ones every time.  This time I am going to select them at random each week.  I really enjoyed getting some new information on some of my classmates.  A good example of this was Missy Cooper's blog post.  I visited her blog this week, and what an awesome picture she had on there.  As I read her blog, she mentioned that she is an artist.  If I hadn't read her blog, I may have gone through this entire year long program without knowing this about my classmate.  I am looking forward to reading the different ones now and seeing what I can learn!

Week 1-Comment

This was the post and comment I left for Missy Cooper.

Wk1 reading: Copyright issues

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Copyright basics have always made enough sense to me to understand. Especially being an artist, I can see why when you create something, you want to protect it, and get recognition from it. But the legal jargon and the extent of it have always confused me until my readings/ videos for this week in MAC/FSO. All the complexities associated with it, for example fair use, baffled me when I noticed how others used other’s works. Mayer & Bettle adorably explained it as well as the producers behind Creative Commons (which can be found in the links below).

Inspiration comes from all over and sometimes ideas need to be tweaked, copied, and remixed to get creativity flowing or to learn the necessary techniques to eventually develop your own style. All art was influenced by another idea so I can see how copyright issues and personal censorship of one’s material can hinder creativity and the progression of our culture as a whole. The videos have shined a new light on how difficult it is for certain material to be continuously publicized to newer generations if the funds are not there; which was a sad result. That’s like your parents telling you to learn from their mistakes but never telling you what their mistakes were.

Creative Commons have made this whole issue, especially in the digital age, with fair use easier for artist/creators of all types. It’s brought back a willingness to contribute freely to each other. It is something I constantly use & highly grateful for when it comes to looking for inspiration and reference photos effortlessly.

If copyright laws are too strict on top of our art & music already being written off as insignificant and disposable in our educational system, our students’ creativity is doomed. If you have the time and need a better grasp of the copyright issues and fair use, I highly suggest these links as well.

Ttyl - Missy

Readings/Video Links:
http://web.me.com/edm613/m11/wk1-reading1.html
http://web.me.com/edm613/m11/wk1-reading2.html
http://web.me.com/edm613/m11/wk1-reading3.html
Courtesy of Prof. Bustillos

1 comments:

Cheryl McGovern-BookWorm said...

Missy: The creative commons information was really great. I can see how you would find all of the copyright information useful with you being an artist. It is something that teachers tend to "not think" about frequently as they "borrow" a lot of material and creative commons will definitely help with this.

August 4, 2011 3:28 PM

Week 1-Comment

Wk 1 Reading-Copyright- Sheri Brinkerhoff

One of the ideas that stands out to me during Larry Lessig’s Talk about Remix Culture is that we live in an ‘Age of Prohibitions” where we live life ‘against the law. ‘  He discussed the message we send our children by pushing the remix of our culture underground.  The use of digital media created by or culture has changed the way we view ourselves and copyright issues.  The biggest problem is the mixed messages in our society.  A good example is the remixing of famous music by Girl Talk and the Techno Bregga movement discussed in the movie, “Good Copy/Bad Copy.”  How much of an original work can be reproduced and considered original?  Previously, I would have guessed that both examples would be a clear copyright violation.  However, the albums are released and sold for profit affecting the commercialization of the product.  It could be considered a positive benefit or free publicity but who decides?  Even though it only a small amount of the original music that is recreated, the original artist is clearly identified.  There are no predefined terms of time limit and copyright varies by county.  I whole-heartedly believe an artist has the right to his creation.  Does this include the corporation who represents the artist? Who has the right to make this decision?  I believe we are on the verge of a revolution in the copyright industry.  When the young people of this generation become the leaders of our country there will most definitely be changes.

-TED Talk video: ReMix Culture by Larry Lessig, retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/187 on 8/3/11

-Blip.tv video: Good Copy, Bad Copy Directed by ANDREAS JOHNSEN, RALF CHRISTENSEN, HENRIK MOLTKE (http://www.goodcopybadcopy.net/), http://www.blip.tv/file/359180/ retrieved on 8/1/2011

-Copyright Image

 http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/results.aspx?qu=copyright#ai:MC900282170|mt:0|

1 comments:

Cheryl McGovern-BookWorm said...

Sheri: I liked that you caught the phrase "age of prohibition". This makes me think of American history when I hear it, which is in total agreement with your theory that the generation coming up will bring us change! They are the tech generation and we are bound to see some major changes!

August 4, 2011 6:17 PM

Week 1 - Reading

This weeks reading assignment was very much on target for me.  I am in the library, and am asked copyright questions all the time.  This was very helpful.  I was amazed at the fact that copyright lasts a lifetime plus 70 years! WOW! That is one long time! It is a good thing that someone came up with fair use! Teachers would be in so much trouble if fair use was not around! Another thing that I thought was that those rappers with all the profanity and sexual innuendos throughout their music should be glad that someone would even consider using any of it.  I won't even subject myself to listening to that in the first place, let alone "borrowing" any of it! I am really behind in the times, as I have never heard of Danger Mouse and the album "Grey". I also did not realize that Nigeria was so involved in the music industry.  I really liked the "Fairy Tale" using the Disney characters! That was my favorite part.