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Notes From watching The Film:

  • Intent and copyright creates a war over creative ideas
  • Computers are connected throughout the world. One computer can send and share data to another and so on… to create one big sharing centre or machine (internet).
  • Ideas and creations are considered intellectual properties that belong to artists or companies that should not be shared or reproduced.
  • Fight for more ideas to enter the public domain so they can be protected and free to share with the world and expand further on ideas.
  • The past tries to control the future
  • Remixing and mashing up songs may cause moral dilemma as it depends on who’s song it is and how upset they are
  • It is said that creativity is no being limited as it is based on other people’s stuff
  • “Culture always builds on the past”
  • Copyright was meant to encourage and promote original creativity rather than limit it.
  • “Our future is becoming less free”
  • Copyright material may be used as free speech to make an argument – ‘free use’
  • Copyright has been manipulated for profit.
  • Copyright locks up information and withholds it from the world. This includes much more information and ideas besides music including medical information, ideas, and cures. If information like this is withheld it can be seen as selfish.
  • It is believed that humans work better collaboratively therefore sharing ideas and creativity would be very beneficial to the growth and development of everyday culture.

Link to the movie we watched in Class: www.nfb.ca/film/rip_a_remix_manifesto/

I believe that copyright is an important thing to consider when considering art, tools, and resources that can be found on the internet; however, I also believe that there should be a limit to the extent that it enforced. I think that people should be able to take inspiration from art and take something and make it their own so they have the opportunity to expand their own creativity and thinking without worrying about infringement as long as they make sure to credit the original artwork or idea and expand upon it enough to make it their own. I also think that it is important for artists to be able to have control of their original works and how it is distributed, but I think that some ideas such as art and music should be able to be shared and promoted inspiration for all people.

 

Further, for education, many resources and tools are not available to educators to redistribute or share in classrooms due to copyright. However, there are some tools that are free for educators to use known as Open Education Resources. These resources provide educators with ideas for classroom curriculum, tools, materials, and media and allow teachers to redistribute and rearrange materials for use in their classroom. Some OER websites we explored today include OER commons (OER Commons) and Curriki (https://curriki.org). I really enjoyed the Curriki website as it included many different resources for teachers and students and allowed users to share lesson plans and unit ideas. It also allowed us to search for material for specific grade levels and topics.

 

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