Ok, this is my first time blogging also. I have to say I am over 100 pages into the book and find it really interesting. The fact that you don't have to register for copyright and you can still have copyrights baffles me. I was really shocked by that. Apparently this just happened in 1989 (I believe)is wild. One of the things I thought was funny was that the author actually has a whole section saying that government works (federal) can't be copyrighted - seems like that is a given. What am I gonna do - copy it and make my own laws and government? And if another country copies them, isn;t that a good thing - we like our system and try and get other countries to follow our lead all the time. Last comment is that the whole software copyright info section I found to be very hard to follow - anyone elsa??
I was into nature photography for a while and became aware of the fact that you need not register to claim copyright on personal works/accomplishments. The moment a photo is a taken it is assumed to be copyrighted by the photographer. This is a huge problem for lots of photographers now that the industry is digital and very much globalized via the web. People's photos get stolen all the time without credit due the photographer. These days, you'lll often find many photo's with a copyright watermark embedded so that folks can't steal "clean" photos. Plus, if it is stolen, at least the photographer's name is there to point credit where it's due.
I just found this interesting article on wired. Pretty funny case surrounding copyright http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/court-inmate-ca.html
Dave, Yes, there is a way to post links in the comments section, but it requires some html. If you start a new post, you can simply use the 'link' button. Since it sounds like you have a new topic, go ahead and create one!
I've posted my first blog. My intention is to post blogs relating to the following parts of the book. Since Part I was on copyrights, I decided to post an article on copyrights. Next week I'll try to post something on Patents, and so on and so forth.
One of the things that I always wanted to know was.. Is or was there a patent for zippers? They're in everything! Someone invented it to take the place of buttons so someone had to had made a lot of money on that invention. Is he or she paid royalties for every zipper produced?
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ReplyDeleteI have not participated in a blog before. Just testing the system.
Great! Make sure and check out the Media Law class blog in the links section for ideas. But also feel free to be creative!
ReplyDeleteOk, this is my first time blogging also. I have to say I am over 100 pages into the book and find it really interesting. The fact that you don't have to register for copyright and you can still have copyrights baffles me. I was really shocked by that. Apparently this just happened in 1989 (I believe)is wild. One of the things I thought was funny was that the author actually has a whole section saying that government works (federal) can't be copyrighted - seems like that is a given. What am I gonna do - copy it and make my own laws and government? And if another country copies them, isn;t that a good thing - we like our system and try and get other countries to follow our lead all the time. Last comment is that the whole software copyright info section I found to be very hard to follow - anyone elsa??
ReplyDeleteSorry - had a couple typos in that blog - oops
ReplyDeleteHave to be honest, still waiting for the book!
ReplyDeleteI was into nature photography for a while and became aware of the fact that you need not register to claim copyright on personal works/accomplishments. The moment a photo is a taken it is assumed to be copyrighted by the photographer. This is a huge problem for lots of photographers now that the industry is digital and very much globalized via the web. People's photos get stolen all the time without credit due the photographer. These days, you'lll often find many photo's with a copyright watermark embedded so that folks can't steal "clean" photos. Plus, if it is stolen, at least the photographer's name is there to point credit where it's due.
I just found this interesting article on wired. Pretty funny case surrounding copyright
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/court-inmate-ca.html
by the way, anyone know how to embed links in here, or maybe post them on the side?
ReplyDeleteDave,
ReplyDeleteYes, there is a way to post links in the comments section, but it requires some html. If you start a new post, you can simply use the 'link' button. Since it sounds like you have a new topic, go ahead and create one!
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ReplyDeleteI've posted my first blog. My intention is to post blogs relating to the following parts of the book. Since Part I was on copyrights, I decided to post an article on copyrights. Next week I'll try to post something on Patents, and so on and so forth.
One of the things that I always wanted to know was.. Is or was there a patent for zippers? They're in everything! Someone invented it to take the place of buttons so someone had to had made a lot of money on that invention. Is he or she paid royalties for every zipper produced?
Makes you say hmmmm? :-)