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JOSEPH HUDSON:
MAC Week 1-1: Reading Post -- COPYRIGHT INFO
The reading materials for this week were very informative. As a music educator, I feel it was very important to know the length of time a song has copyright. As an arranger and composer, I appreciate copyright law because it protects my works from being copied. It is very expensive, but if you have a song, artwork, or book that you wrote and feel passionate about, it is essential for your protection.
However, for the copyright time to go from 14 years to a lifetime plus 70 years was a shock. I had no idea about Fair Use or Creative Commons, but those would seems very useful for mixing songs together to teach about different subject types, if used correctly.
The “Fair-y Use Tale” video was very creative and showed a good example of how to correctly use copyrighted material to teach. It also gave good examples of Parody, News Reporting and Critical Comment. But remember that “Fair use is not a right, but a legal defensible position”.
However, for the copyright time to go from 14 years to a lifetime plus 70 years was a shock. I had no idea about Fair Use or Creative Commons, but those would seems very useful for mixing songs together to teach about different subject types, if used correctly.
The “Fair-y Use Tale” video was very creative and showed a good example of how to correctly use copyrighted material to teach. It also gave good examples of Parody, News Reporting and Critical Comment. But remember that “Fair use is not a right, but a legal defensible position”.
1 comments:
- Joe, I like the way you personalized the copyright information to apply it to your area of expertise. As a music educator, I'm sure that you will use and share this information on a regular basis. I believe that, because you viewed the information with application to your field in mind, the information will be more easily accessible to you whenever you need it.
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