Copyright and Fair Use 2013: Block 4

Block 4

Copyright and Fair Use Unit

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Define copyright and include five interesting facts such as when copyright laws were enacted, how you get something copyrighted, what can be copyrighted, etc.

Define Fair Use and include five interesting facts such as when Fair Use laws were enacted, how they are used and why Fair Use is acceptable.

Pretend that you have just invented the next big product that everyone will want. You will become a zillionaire when it hits the market. However, as soon as you start to make money, someone takes your idea, makes a few changes and offers it for a lesser price. What can you do to protect your investment and your profits?

Pretend that you are a movie producer and people are comparing you to Steven Spielberg. Your first movie comes out and it is a big hit. Movie goers are lining up to see your movie. You are going to be very, very rich. However, during the second week of release, someone pirates the movie and puts it on the internet and sells the movie as a download. Does this seem fair to you? What will this do your future earnings.

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AnonymousMarch 27, 2015 at 12:36 PM
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Emma AndersonMarch 31, 2015 at 1:05 PM
Copyright is protection provided by law for creators and the things they create. The protection is only available for “for original works from the moment they are created and expressed in a tangible medium” (Welcome to the Copyright Tutorial). Copyright was first brought up in the writing of the constitution in 1787. The entire purpose of copyright is to encourage science and art progress while rewarding the author. The law actually covers most forms of media such as books, music, movies, and art pieces. Some things that are not protected by copyright include ideas that are not tangible and works clearly for only public domain. When a group was discovered in Fort Worth selling copied or pirated movies, they were immediately shut down. The group was shut down because the movies being sold “did not disclose the name of the performer or the name and address of the manufacturer as required by law” (Hunt).
Fair use is the other side of copyright. Copyrighted things are protected by law and no one may use them without permission while fair use means that the item is available to be used by the public. I did not know that teachers were allowed to use many forms of media that would otherwise not be allowed for educational purposes. I also learned fair use includes “the rights of performance, display, modification, and distribution” (Welcome to the Copyright Tutorial). Typically, the nature of copyrighted work will weigh in favor of fair use. If the work you are doing will lessen the value of the original work then it is not fair use. If you find out the work is not fair use, to apply for permission you must contact the owner to request this permission.
If I were to create a product that was then sold slightly different for a lesser price I would have first patent my product and therefor would take them to court. If I hadn’t though, I would have to make it known that mine was the original and is probably better quality so the consumer is getting what they pay for.
If I were a movie producer and someone were to copy my movie and put it online I would feel cheated and I do not believe this is fair. If people are not paying for my movie then I don’t get my profits and I am losing all my money I have invested.

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UnknownApril 7, 2015 at 12:00 PM
While researching copy-right laws I learned many things. Before my research I was completely unaware of fair use laws and what that entailed. Not only that but the toll it took on peoples work and lives. Fair use is defined as “A limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work.” In United States copyright law, fair use is a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders.
Five things I learned about Fair use and copy right laws are as follows,
1. The main point of copyright laws are too mainly “promote the progress of science and the useful arts—that is—knowledge” not only that but it’s also about keeping balance. This means that you must show “minimal creativity” in you works which some people may have a hard time wrapping their head around that but if you go back to what the goal states it says the main point is in fact science and knowledge progression.
2. Another thing I learned is that not only does must your work exist you must have a hard copy or recording of it to be able to be eligible for rights to your document. The item has to be completely original and if it is a speech of some sort it has to be recorded.
3. Another thing I discovered during my research is a Public Domain is something that can be copied without getting permission from anyone. This is the same for everyone because it is honored in every state. Again, you must have a hard copy of your work no matter what.
4. Fair use is a defense to copyright infringement, it can be used when dealing with comments and criticism. Not only that but when teaching and reporting. It affects everything.
5. Lastly I learned that how many jobs are lost throughout the music industry due to fraud and copyright laws. Over “70,000” jobs will be lost because of the terrible criminals.

I definitely think that they should keep these laws and are for sure fair. Peoples life would be changed if it was not put into effect.

Parness, Adam. "Copyright Kids!" Copyright Kids! FA©E Kids Subcommittee of The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.

Hunt, Dianna. "Suspect Set to Plead Guilty in Movie and Music Piracy Case." Star Telegram 1 Jan. 2012: 5B. Print.

"Copyright in General (FAQ) | U.S. Copyright Office." Copyright in General (FAQ) | U.S. Copyright Office. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
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Ashli TowryApril 7, 2015 at 12:17 PM
Copyright is protection given to authors of works that are tangible, have come from the author’s mind and only the author’s mind, and have a minimum amount of creativity. If the copyright has expired (which happens 70 years after the author dies) or if the work is one “federal government employees produced within the scope of their employment,”1 you are allowed to use it as you please.
Sometimes, you’re allowed to use a small amount of a copyrighted piece. This is called fair use. There are fair use rules, limiting you to only use a specific amount of the work you would like to use. When wanting to use music, one may only use “a maximum of 30 seconds per musical composition.”2 In Tarrant County in 2012, the police suspected and caught individuals making and selling pirated copies of media. They made movies and music. “Theft of music alone costs the nation more than 70,000 jobs in the music industry and more than $2 million in lost wages, according to a study by the Institute for Policy Innovation.”3 Fair use is the permission by the author and the federal law to use a small amount of a copyrighted work.
Fair use is used for educational or nonprofit reasons, however, it is not used for commercial reasons, for the company or individual could make a profit off of the work.
The Copyright and Fair Use laws are, while strict, fair. They stop mistakes like the pirating in Tarrant County so that the actual authors and creators get the money and recognition they deserve. If I created something that could potentially create a giant income for myself and my family, I would want people to pay for to some extent. I would like to have ownership of it and have copyright protect it from being used freely. I would also like, however, to have people be able to use a small portion of the work if they would like.
No, it isn’t fair. My future earnings will go down because they won’t come see my movie in theaters with their money. Instead, they’ll download it for less.

1 "Module 1 Copyright Basics & Requesting Information: Unprotected Materials." Copyright BYU. BYU. Web. .

2Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers. Digital image. Www.halldavidson.net. Web.

3 Hunt, Dianna. "Suspect Set to Plead Guilty in Movie and Music Piracy Case." Tarrant & Texas: 5B. Print.
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Hayden ReimerApril 7, 2015 at 12:43 PM
Copywrite: A work of art, fiction, or other original work and all rights to sell reproduce, and use of this work to its creator. The rights are exclusive.
1. You get something copyrighted by sending it into the copyright center to get it reviewed.
2. Anything original that you have made.
3. Copyrights were created in 1710 in Britain.
4. There are no official copyright enforcers. But there are many self-appointed people who fuss about sharing of materials.
5. A copyright notice is no longer required for protection.

1. Charles knew that when he was younger he had downloaded a song he shouldn’t. Now he knows that is something your not allowed to do.
2. Alex is an honest person online because its an extention of himself.

"U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use." U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2015.
"What Is Fair Use?" Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center What Is Fair Use Comments. Stanford College, 04 Apr. 2013. Web. 07 Apr. 2015.
"Copyright Kids!" Copyright Kids! Copyright Kids, n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2015
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ClaireApril 7, 2015 at 1:05 PM
Copyright is the protection of people's work by certain laws. They are very important to make sure that people's work is being protected and not used by everyone. Looking up things online has become extremley easy and common with today's technological world. Copying people's work and getting credit for it is not fair to the people who create it. These laws are extremley important and covers many forms of media such as movies, art, books and music. Breaking the rules results in multiple consequences. Copyright experts estimate that 85% of all U.S. works published between 1923 and 1963 are now in the public domain.There are no official "copyright cops." However, there are many self-appointed ones who fuss about sharing of materials. Copyright protection in a work does not extend to any pre-existing material. Works published in other countries are protected in the United States as though the works were published in the United States. Also, “the ‘labeling’ violation is a third-degree felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and 250,000 in fines, depending on how many authorized recordings are held within 180 day.”
Fair use is the doctrine excerpts of copyright material be quoted word for word without the need of payment to the copyright holder. Fair use is imperative in order to make sure that peoples work is shared but not illegally.
If someone were to take my product and sell it for cheaper I would be very upset and angry because I had put in the time and effort to become successful. I would try and fight this. With the movie example, I would once again be extremley upset that my ideas were coppied to be seen for free. This definitley needs to be changed and I think these rules are necessary and should continue to be enforced.
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Valentina EspositoApril 9, 2015 at 7:09 AM
Copyright is the legal right given to an originator and have the right to do anything they want with it like for example to publish, reproducing work, film, edit, protect it under copyright laws, perform the work policy and you can also authorize other people with your permission to do the same. But sometimes, people can steal your work and do stuff with it illegally without the owner’s permission.

The people doing this don’t realize the amount of damage this does to the owner and the government. However, the case in Tarrant County shows this because there were illegal bootleg video and music recordings, which was an international crime industry and it cost Texas hundreds of millions of dollars and loss of 6,000 jobs a year. Also, it says “The violation is a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines” and “Theft of music alone costs the nation more than 70,000 jobs in the music industry and more than $2 billion in lost wage.”

The five things I learned about Copyright and fair use are the following: The amount of facts and information I read and researched which I had no idea all of these things were illegal and the consequences they cause. Also, how hard it is to get your work under copyright protection and the requirements to do so even if it’s protected for a certain amount of time. Copyright doesn’t extend any ideas, systems, or factual information conveyed at work it just protects the way authors have expressed themselves and the safest course is to get permission from the copyright owner before using copyrighted material and the Copyright Office can’t give this permission the distinction between what is fair use and what is infringement will not always be clear or easily defined.

In this generation, it is very easy to do something illegal without realizing it because with today’s technology, it is very easy to copy and paste anything in Google or anywhere on the internet and most people are unaware that this is wrong. I didn’t realize how much it affects everyone and especially the people that were involved and made an effort to get this done. If I was in a situation like this and I was a movie producer or I simply invented a great product that I could become rich with and someone takes my idea, I wouldn’t be happy and it could affect my product and my dreams wouldn’t come true. So we should respect other peoples properties and things they own and give them credit for their work or buy it. In my opinion, the law is right on making this illegal because it’s the best for everyone and the U.S should do everything they can to stop this as soon as possible.

Works Cited
"Copyright in General (FAQ) | U.S. Copyright Office." Copyright in General (FAQ) | U.S. Copyright Office. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
Hunt, Dianna. "Piracy, Tarrant & Texas." Tarrant & Texas 1 Jan. 2012: 5B. Print.

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Royce WeigelApril 9, 2015 at 12:26 PM
If I were to create a multi-million dollar product which, after hitting the market, was immediately followed by a string of knock offs, I would have little choice but to simply reinforce my copyright. “You get what you pay for,” the Recording Industry Association of America wrote in the Star Telegram. Knockoff products are everywhere, and difficult to regulate. I could possibly copyright my design, preventing a theft of the basic premise of the product. However copies could still end up in flea markets, where they are “Probably not legitimate,” the Recording Industry Association of America tipped.
Fair use pertains to the exceptions and limitations outside of copyright laws. Fair use laws originated in the United States. These limitations outline the process and legal manner in which ay product is allowed to be reproduced. The fair use doctrine is located in section 107 of copyright law. Fair use has been used to settle legal feuds about Barbie to Washington. Fair use is the limited amount you are allowed to quote or use from a copyrighted works.
It does not seem fair, as not only does it rob theatres and its employees of their livelihood, but it also takes money from the cast and crew who worked on it. This can potentially leech off of my own hard work and lessen the potential amount of funds I could have made.

Works Cited
1. "What Is Fair Use?" Columbia Copyright Advisory Office What Is Fair Use Comments. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. .

2. "What Is Fair Use?" Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center What Is Fair Use Comments. 4 Apr. 2013. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. .

3. "U.S. Copyright Office." U.S. Copyright Office. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. .
4. Band, Jonathan, and Jonathan Gerafi. "The Fair Use/Fair Dealing Handbook." Infojustice.org. 20 Mar. 2013. Web. 31 Mar. 2015.
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Jackson DavisApril 9, 2015 at 12:42 PM
Copyright by Jackson Davis

Copyright laws are special laws detailed for the creator of the works with specified distribution instructions. Companies are automatically provided with copyrights on their products in order to protect their ideas and their created products. When groups do not abide by copyright laws or the copyrights of their products, they are considered thieves because they take ideas and feed off of others hard work. It does not seem fair to steal their ideas, and steal from their own potential profits and bank accounts. If I were to make a product, I would make certan that all copyright laws are abided by and that my company is a private company until we are ready to go public. Then I could control my use in the public market and already protect my products. My ideas are protected under the confidential copyright laws. People could potentially leech off of my own hard work and lessen the potential amount of funds I could make. Some interesting copy right facts are that, when taking pictures, as soon as the shutter clicks, the person taking the picture owns copyright, including a copyright notice is not required, photo copyrights, watermarking is not the only way to protect against copyright infringement, and that posting on social media may not be considered fair use. Creators of copyrighted work have the option to share in different ways, selling rights to a single consumers or to entities. Tangible media can be copyrighted, it simply must be in a viewable form. Original work is protected by copyright at the moment of completion, however the copyright can be strengthened be becoming registered with the US.
Copyright is impacted by Fair Use. In order to preserve my product and prevent someone stealing my idea, I could place a copy right patent on it, and thusly own the rights to my product and ensuring no one takes advantage of sales made off of a bootleg or similar product. Though there is initial copyright protection. You must get it professionally signed with the government to seal the deal.

Citations:
101, Copyright. "Intro to Copyright." Copyright101.edu.byu. 1 Jan. 2013. Web
Society, Copyright. "Copyright Kids." Copyrightkids.org. 1 Jan. 2014. Web.
Webster, Mariam. "Fair Use." Mariam Webster. Encyclopedia Brittanica, 11 Nov. 1999. Web. 25 Mar. 2015
. Kunvay, Martha. "5 Facts You Didn't Know About Photos & Copyright - The Official Kunvay Blog." The Official Kunvay Blog. Kunvay, 30 Oct. 2013. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
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Lucas JibbenApril 9, 2015 at 12:58 PM
By doing some research of copy-right laws, I learned some things I didn’t know how to get a work copy righted and work that has already been copyrighted. I had no idea what fair use laws were and how much breaking copy right laws can affect people. The first thing that blow my mind were the requirements needed to get your work under copyright protection.
You work only needs to meet three criteria to be considered by the copyright office for protection. The first thing that needs to happen is that you must have a tangible form of your work. This means that you can’t protect things like speeches unless you have a recording or it written down. The item also must be original which is kind of a given because why would the government protect something that you stole. The finale thing is that it must show minimal creativity. This is the one that got me because I thought works could be protected by copyright laws no matter how creative it was or not. I also didn’t know what the whole point of the copyright laws were but the governments whole goal is to “encourage the progress of education and the arts”
I was also not aware of the fair use laws in place to give the public domain access to copyrighted works. What really surprised me was that works are only protected by copyright laws for the life of the author plus seventy years than anyone can use it. I thought that works were copyrighted for life. Another thing is that you can use works for “non-profit or educational purposes” (BYU) I thought you had to ask for permission if you were going to use something for anything. This means that teachers and students can use works in classrooms without asking for permission.
Another thing I learned was how much people’s lives are affected if you break these copyright laws. In fact when people sell and download music illegal “70,000 jobs in the music industry” (Hunt) are lost. And when you break these laws you can spend a ton of time in federal prison.
The copyright holder has the right to “reproduce the work, distribute copies of the work, and perform the work publicly.”(Copyright) The copyright holder also has the right to authorize others to do the same. It is illegal for a person to violate any rights of the copyright owner.
I also learned that when a pirated recording is downloaded, the penalty is “A third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines.”(Hunt) Both money and nearly 6,000 jobs a year are lost because of piracy.
However, there is one exemption to the rules. “The doctrine of Fair Use” allows the work to be used without the consent of the copyright owner, but only be for educational purposes. The doctrine of fair use only applies in an educational place, like a school. This allows a teacher to show an educational movie in a classroom.
Many original works, including literary works, musical works, dramatic works, sculptural works, and audiovisual works are protected under copyright laws. Sound recordings and architectural works are also protected. Almost any form of original work is protected under copyright laws.
Throughout my research I learned things that better helped me understand copyright laws and the procedures I need to do if I want to protect my own writing, or uses somebody else’s.

Citations:

Hunt, Dianna. "Piracy." Star-Telegram, 1B sec. Print.

"Copyright 101." BYU. Web. .
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Dru PatelApril 9, 2015 at 1:00 PM
Copyright is the essentially the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same. Copyright is a really cool and interesting thing that we have in today’s world. Some cool facts include 1) the minute someone snaps the a picture, that person owns the copyright. 2) Including a copyright notice is not required. 3) “Photo copyrights can be superseded by other rights.” 4) “Watermarking is not the only way to protect photographic copyrights.” 5) Posting on blogs and social media may not be considered fair use. Wow! What interesting facts. These really opened my uncouth eyes! One thing you can do to copyright something is contact a legal advisor. I prefer to use LegalZoom, they’re pretty neat. In terms of what can be copyrighted, essentially any work or words that you want to be protected from plagiarism or anyone copying your work without citing you can be copyrighted. For example a blog, picture, essay, or any work you just want to protect.
Fair use however is basically an extension of Copyright. It is pretty much the doctrine that brief excerpts of copyright material may, under certain circumstances, be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder. Magazines and other industries use Fair Use in order to voice their own opinions about another’s work. Some cool kid facts about fair use is that 1) It protects a lot of different individuals from lawsuits do it being a “non profit” work. 2) ”It still protects the original workers rights.” 3) It can lead to a lot of different criminal punishments on individuals. 4) It was created from someone actually being plagiarized (court ruling). 5) Fair Use is essentially of way of protecting peoples work but allowing other people to criticize it.
One of the main things I could’ve done in order to protect my work would’ve been to put a copyright on my work. This is one of the primary ways most writers and inventors protect their work.
No this does not seem fair at all. Not only are people stealing my work but there are hurting my future earnings greatly.

"5 Facts You Didn't Know About Photos & Copyright - The Official Kunvay Blog." The Official Kunvay Blog. 30 Oct. 2013. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. .
"Copyright Registration." Protect What Is Yours. Register for Copyright Protection. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. .
"Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center." Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center Overview Sections. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. .
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Alex CriswellApril 9, 2015 at 1:01 PM
Copyright Blog
I learned Copyright laws are all in place to protect original ideas and promote advances in technology. Copyright ensures that one will get paid for their original ideas. It protects from what is called piracy (when someone steals or uses a copyrighted product beyond the fair use laws) which is a growing problem. Acknowledging you stole a copyrighted idea is within the fair use laws does not make it legal. Copyright dates back as far as 1787 in the US.
I learned that the Fair Use laws are in place to let people expand on the new creation, such as the microscope. A major part of the fair use laws are “whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes” (U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use). Citing something but making any type of profit is not within the fair use laws. Parodies are “a fairly extensive use of the original work is permitted” (What Is Fair Use?) by law, oddly enough. Fair Use allows up to 30 seconds of video from any work or movie. Many people think Fair Use means copyright is nullified.
Piracy is a growing problem with very little awareness. Piracy, according to “Fort Worth Star Telegram” magazine, is “A billion-dollar industry,” (Fort Worth Star Telegram) showing it is rampant and is a law not being very protected. Copyright effects my life by keeping my dad and his ideas/inventions protected by law, so he can feed me and my family.

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Fort Worth Star Telegram
"U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use." U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. .
"What Is Fair Use?" Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center What Is Fair Use Comments. 4 Apr. 2013. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. .
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UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 1:06 PM
Sam Craft
Copyright is a term that is used to define the legal protection of Intellectual property. Copyright laws protect anything from Music to Movies to poems and many more things. The owner of a copyright is able to reproduce and publish his work any way he wants to. Unfortunately, people sometimes disrespect copyright laws and steal someone else’s intellectual property despite its illegality.
Things that aren’t protected by copyright laws include works by the U.S. government, non-tangible ideas, or choreography. The thing about copyright protection is that it exists immediately upon the creation of the work in question. You can also register a copyright at the Copy Right office. Also, copyright laws don’t last forever; they last “from the moment a work is created to 70 years after the author’s death.”(Copyright for Kids) Copyright is usually symbolized by a “C” in a circle or the abbreviation “copyr.” Copyright was put into place in the 1800’s.
While it would be illegal to completely rip off someone else’s original composition or song, it is legal to use “a maximum of 30 seconds per musical composition” due to fair use laws. Fair use laws allow people to use small portions of someone else’s creative property for their own. Fair use includes summarizing and criticizing like “summarizing and quoting from a medical article on prostate cancer in a news report,” (Stanford). Fair use laws make things like parodying a work or preforming a cover of a song perfectly legal.
If I have invented a product I could press charges on my competitor who has ripped me off. I could have registered a patent and registered the copyright. I also could put “Copyr.” next to my brand name to let people know it’s protected by copyright laws.
If someone was pirating my movie and distributing it illegally I don’t think it would be very fair. It’s my hard work and my property that is protected by copyright laws. If they pirate it they are disregarding copyright laws. If everyone is just downloading pirated copies of my movie then I’m not making money off the movie I worked to make. This would be unfair.

Stim, Rich. "What Is Fair Use?" Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center What Is Fair Use Comments. 4 Apr. 2013. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. .

"Module 1 Copyright Basics & Requesting Information." Copyright 101. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. .

101, Copyright. "Intro to Copyright." Copyright101.edu.byu. 1 Jan. 2013. Web
Society, Copyright. "Copyright Kids." Copyrightkids.org. 1 Jan. 2014. Web.
Webster, Mariam. "Fair Use." Mariam Webster. Encyclopedia Brittanica, 11 Nov. 1999. Web. 25 Mar. 2015

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Alex CriswellApril 9, 2015 at 1:10 PM
(real essay)
I learned Copyright laws are all in place to protect original ideas and promote advances in technology. Copyright ensures that one will get paid for their original ideas. It protects from what is called piracy (when someone steals or uses a copyrighted product beyond the fair use laws) which is a growing problem. Acknowledging you stole a copyrighted idea is within the fair use laws does not make it legal. Copyright dates back as far as 1787 in the US.
I learned that the Fair Use laws are in place to let people expand on the new creation, such as the microscope. A major part of the fair use laws are “whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes” (U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use). Citing something but making any type of profit is not within the fair use laws. Parodies are “a fairly extensive use of the original work is permitted” (What Is Fair Use?) by law, oddly enough. Fair Use allows up to 30 seconds of video from any work or movie. Many people think Fair Use means copyright is nullified.
Piracy is a growing problem with very little awareness. Piracy, according to “Fort Worth Star Telegram” magazine, is “A billion-dollar industry,” (Fort Worth Star Telegram) showing it is rampant and is a law not being very protected. Copyright effects my life by keeping my dad and his ideas/inventions protected by law, so he can feed me and my family.
I think the laws are fair and necessary. I do not think someone should be able to use my work that I generate a profit off of for free because I would need the money to feed myself and family. If someone were to take my work for free and prevent me from generating profit, I would legally confront them in court. I would make sure he and no one else could prevent me from generating a profit.
If someone stole my movie I created for their own personal profit, I would make sure to stop this so my future revenue would not be hindered as it would be if I left the problem alone.
Citations
Fort Worth Star Telegram
"U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use." U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. .
"What Is Fair Use?" Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center What Is Fair Use Comments. 4 Apr. 2013. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. .
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Lucas JibbenApril 9, 2015 at 1:11 PM
I like how you used the idea of song writing to compare to the copyright laws.
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Ashley EstridgeApril 9, 2015 at 1:17 PM
According to Copyright Kids, “Copyright is a form of protection given to the authors or creators of ‘original works of authorship,’ including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic and other intellectual works”. I learned that the copyright law of the United States was enacted in 1976 and Congress has the power to create copyright law. I also learned that copyright was created in order to encourage the creation of new ideas and art by having it protected so that the authors are rewarded. A lot can be protected under the copyright laws including literary, musical, and dramatic elements. However, copyright laws only protect original works, so if it isn’t original, there may be some legal violations and punishments at stake. For example, in pirating movies and illegally selling them, “the labeling violation [can be] a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines, depending on how many unauthorized recordings are held within 180 a day” (Star Telegram). In order for the use of copyrighted works to be legal, the customer who purchased the copyrighted item must not copy and distribute it for a profit to others. These also relate to “Fair Use”.
In simple terms, “fair use is a defense against a claim of copyright infringement” (Stanford). Examples of fair use are commenting upon, criticizing, and a parody, all of which can be done without the permission of the copyright owner. If what someone is doing is not fair use, then it is imperative for that person to contact the owner and request permission or they risk a legal case. I also learned that there technically are no strict rules; similar to the free speech law in order to encourage open interpretation and to have an expansive meaning. Fair use is one of the “traditional safety valves” which are intended to balance the public’s interest. However, some copyright owners claim infringement even in circumstances where fair use is a liable option to plead. This has been an issue in court scenarios. Even with the law being more open to interpretation, I learned that there are still restrictions such as any use that seems fair, is legally fair use.
If I had created an amazing product but wasn’t getting the full profit I deserved, I would get a patent on it so that way I could make it known that I am the original creator. If I am able to catch who is infringing upon my copyrighted product, I would take them to court where fair use would not be a liable claim and I would receive what I earned off my invention.
This would not be fair to me at all. I worked very hard on that movie and my future earnings would decrease greatly. Movies take a long time to produce and without earning that money back in profits, I would most likely go into debt which would take a long time to recover from.
Parness, Adam. "Copyright Kids!" Copyright Kids! FA©E Kids Subcommittee of The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Web. 9 Apr 2015.
“Measuring Fair Use- Four Facts On Fair Use and Copyright” Stanford University. Web. 09 April 2015.
Hunt, Dianna “Piracy” Star Telegram. 13 Feb 2012. Web. 09 April 2015.
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Andrew LeeApril 9, 2015 at 6:35 PM
The article is about the piracy of famous and popular movies like The Fast and Furious, Puss in Boots, and Harry Potter. The pirated movies have terrible quality and some people think “it’s just a pure rip- off.”
The 5 things that I learned about copyright and fair use are tangible, original expressions can be copyrighted; the more you use, the less likely it will be considered fair use; copyright doesn’t protect inventions like machines; fair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work; and fair use analyses consider certain aspects of the work to be relevant, such as whether it is fictional or non-fictional.
Analysis and discuss how copyright laws affect your ever day life.
1) Do you think they are fair? Yes, because they protect an authors work.
2) Do you think they are necessary? Yes, because if someone uses an article that they plagiarized, they could get into more serious trouble.
3) If you create something that might generate income for you and your family, do you think that others should be able to use it for free? Why? No, because you won’t get paid from making it.

Citation:
Hunt, D. (2012, February 13). Suspect set to plead guilty in movie and music piracy case. Tarrant & Texas, p. 1B, 5B.
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