Sarah Baker-Dykes Writes:
The arguments and opinions regarding copyright issues could go on forever. During his presentation at the TED conference, Larry Lessig painted a clear picture how parties on both sides of the “fair use” issue are not willing to compromise their stances. In the meantime, our future, our children who are digital natives, have turned to piracy to create media and art by getting content off of the Internet.
I understand the need for copyright laws and agree that the artists and owners should be compensated for their work. However, when it comes to educating students, it’s a shame that the laws can’t be more forgiving seeing how instructors are making no profit from utilizing the content. Students could be exposed to the new ideas and content that could help popularize the given content.
My Response:
Sarah,
I too think that Larry Lessig did an excellent job of describing both points of view on the fair use topic. Sometimes I wonder who is to judge what is fair use when it helps to grab a student’s attention, help them develop a further interest in learning a topic, or even to show them more practical applications? On the other hand, I am reminded of a quote from the video Good Copy, Bad Copy and that is, “Copyright is an incentive to create.” Which raises a good point. Then of course I look at the other side and that is, look at all the great materials of the past that are just sitting on shelves, hidden deep within the files. Why not bring back and then build upon some of those other outstanding works? Those are just a few of my thoughts after reading your post.
~Britni
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