Mac Week 1 Post 3

AR Research Project I am glad to know that you will be sitting with Dr. Beard during the approval process. I always thought only the advisor approves the websites or literature review. During the archive, I was able to see how this class is about preparing us to complete our month 12 ready website and a successful leadership project.

Mac - Wimba post 2

Our first Wimba was very informative. I can tell that you are similar to Dr. Reo in your teaching style. I'm very impressed with how the class and my cohorts were interacting with each other. I look forward to learning more about the Leadership project. Are you going on vacation this week? I thought I heard that in the Wimba Archive. I look forward to the next Wimba Session.

Week 1 - Wimba

I really enjoyed The Wimba Archive! I wish I was there live to interact with everyone.  I plan on being in attendance for the upcoming Wimbas.

Capstone AR Project Website:

I feel a little bit more better about my Capstone Project now.  I believe I understand to have everything corrected from Dr. Beard.  Thank you for bringing clarity to us regarding what's expected this month and during month 11.  I am always so nervous about corrections, but I will bring my best and go from there.  I was also relieved to get clarity about the abstract, I will share the screen shot that made me understand the expectations.  I need to make sure the Abstract is 120 words, not more because you are definitely going to check that, lol! I originally thought the Abstract was a video, I'm relieved to know its an overview of our entire experience.



The leadership project sounds exciting! At least I do not feel overwhelmed.  The takeaway from Wimba regarding the Leadership Project was to prepare and make sure that everything needed for the due date is submitted 24 hours prior to the presentation.

Week 1 - Leadership Post

I actually have been pondering if I would like to publish or prepare a presentation for a conference.  I am in favor of publishing my project.  I've never published anything, besides blogs before and I am interested in doing so.  A published work will have more longevity than a conference presentation.  You can access a published article at your convenience, a conference is limited to that event.

These are my thoughts as of now!

Week 1 Response to Cherylee Gruber

Cherylee,

Wk 1 - Reading Blog - Copyright Issues

So, as we well know… Copyright law, media history, and file sharing are some of my favorite topics.  I finally finished all of my required “readings” and am ready to respond.  First, I find it interesting that some of my all time favorites are not included.  I have embedded them below for your personal viewing.  However, I did find little interesting jewels to reflect upon in the new stuff.

The Pirate Bay - Official Logo

I appreciated the differentiating between Intellectual property, Patent Law, Copyright law and Trademark.  It was an area that I was unaware of.  Secondly, I found it interesting that the next “battleground” is in the Re-mix.  Really?  I find that not nearly important as File Sharing in the war of intellectual property.  As seen in Good Copy, Bad Copy, many countries readily accept sampling, remixing, and even blatant film piracy, yet they have managed to change the business models to still make money.

A very interesting example was the Brazilian Techno Brega.  The model was an exactly flip from our system.  In Brazil, concerts are the main moneymaker and CDs are simply an advertisement.  In the US, concerts are used to promote the CDS.

The example of the Pixie’s and Techno Brega concerts being recorded live and sold upon leaving the concert.  I have been in the movie industry for years and this is exactly what I proposed for the film industry.  Sell the DVD at the movie theatre.  I was told that no one would want to buy the movie they just saw for full price… I beg to differ.  I feel it is the perfect time.  The audience is hyped and wants a permanent memory to take home.  Brazil is making it happen

I also found it interesting that Weird Al Yankovic’s music video footage, “Don’t Download this Song” was used in the film.  However, it was not credited.

PART 2 – Fair Use

There was some interesting information about Creative Commons.  My favorite quote was, “People like to pay the artists.  People don’t like paying corporations.”

All in all, I was left with a few questions…

As far as Full Sail’s EMDT Program: 

What about past activities that I may have already violated copyright law? 

I thought Fair Use covered me and now I realize that Fair Use is a process…. That I didn’t go through.  Poor Dr. Reo must be cringing at my Storm trooper comic.

Regarding Piracy in General:

Question One:  If the content can’t be bought, is it fair game to share?

Example: The Eyes on the Prize Documentary and others shown in the clip.

Question Two:  If an American film is uploaded somewhere in the world, the link is shared by Sweden, is downloaded by someone in Mexico, and sold to an American tourist… Who is the criminal?

Question Three:  If I post a link to stolen material, am I guilty?  (See Below)

Question Four:  Who is anonymous?  Really...

I leave you with some additional resources and a quote from Dan Glickman from the MPAA.  “We will never stop piracy – We just need to make it very difficult.”

http://reflectionsofthegruber.blogspot.com/2012/05/wk-1-reading-blog-copyright-issues.html

My response:

Cherylee,



I enjoyed your blog posts regarding the reading for this week. Your perspective was very engaging and informative. I like the questions you posed as well. The question you asked about sharing being fair use? I agree with you, with that question. It seems like the more money someone has, the more likely to access any copyrighted works. 

You did a great job expressing how you perceived the readings.

Week 1 - Response to Bishop

MAC Wk 1  Reading Blog - The Copyright Conundrum

In viewing this weeks videos on copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons, it is evident that current copyright legislature is stifling purpose and intent of some content being created by artists. I understand the need for copyright laws to protect artists from unsanctioned uses of their material and loss of profit, but when these laws are enforced where artists do not need them, the conundrum appears. I believe that fair use is a temporary solution to the current problem, but due to its nature of not being a "right" but a "defensible position" it places its users in a precarious position when seeking its protection. I'm hoping that more artists will use the licensing options of Creative Commons to circumvent the handcuffs of the current copyright laws. By giving artists easy to understand options for licensing their works, Creative Commons has placed sharing power back into creators' hands. The artists have a voice in how their material is used and this will result in returning us to a read/write community were ideas and creativity flourish. I look forward to using Creative Commons for my on material.

http://bishopsblock.blogspot.com/

My Response

I agree with you totally about how you expressed the handcuffs on artists. Your perspective on Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons is very similar to mine. It is very important for the artists to have a voice and to allow them to share their work at their own convenience.

Week 1 -MAC Reading

This week's reading was very informative as a Learner, Instructor, and Media Professional.  I had some knowledge about Copyright Law prior to the reading material and videos, but the information provided did give me access to new material.

Their were a lot of tid bits and nuggets that captured my attention.  I have more of an understanding of specific uses for Copyright. Any fixed work must be copyrighted.  Copyright is not about usage, it is about permission to use.  Public Domain is free permission to use a fixed work. Another interesting point made during this week's reading, "If you don't defend your copyright, you will lose it."

I liked the way Joseph Bustillos outlined and presented this week's reading.  He introduced each topic and each set of videos, then he concluded and reviewed each video.

Copyright 1:

The take aways for Copyright 1 were Copyright usage, the importance of Copyright and protection of your work, and I also found interesting the level of piracy that is apart of society today.  The music and film industry has so many pirates, and it seems that their is no way around it.  Their are laws against piracy, but with the digital age and easy accessibility to piracy, it is definitely necessary to have your work's copyrighted.  Improvisations or skits can not be copyrighted.

Copyright 2

Fair Use was presented in a very engaging way.  I was informed about the uses of fair use.  The importance of Fair Use, and projects and works that were effected by Copyright and Fair Use.  Portions of Copyrighted material can be used for Teaching, Parodies, News Reporting, and for Commercials.  I found this information very interesting.  A Takeaway for Fair Use and Copyright for me; if you are using footage or audio from any copyrighted material, and if it is not necessary for the lesson then it will not be eligible for fair use.

The most critical information that I took away from the copyright 2 lesson was the video about Dr. Martin Luther King's historical film, "I Have a Dream" film.  I was informed that the license had expired and the film is no longer allowed to be sold or distributed.  The license renewal was toe expensive, and therefore the copyright for that film and for the Stevie Wonder song to MLK Jr. also expired. Those two facts really hit home for me, because those events were very strategic parts of History.  

Copyright 3

The Creative Commons allow individuals to share and reproduce products and works for creative purposes.  I also was informed the specific reasons or permissions to use Creative Commons.  You are allowed to use Creative Commons if you have specific permissions to use the licenses.  If you gain attribution, you are getting permission to use the license under specific requirements.  Not for sale permissions, or you perform, distribute, share, use the copyrighted work without changing anything.

I enjoyed the animated videos and the visuals of the photography and music that can be used for sharing. Creative Commons basicly give filmmakers, artists, professionals the opportunity to add to their work without losing their creativity.