I thought it was really interesting to learn about copyright laws! There are tons of things that I had never thought of. This class really opened my eyes to things that I need to be careful of! I would have thought that they would be easier on teachers than they are. At least they do give educators privileges not allowed for the general public. We still need to be cautious to use copyrighted materials in an appropriate manner. Still I feel like the laws are a little vague in areas, or it is hard to know exactly what the laws are in some situations. By sticking by the big four when I'm in doubt, I should be pretty safe.
It was also good to get a list of websites that I can use as resources. I do think Copyrights are kind of a funny thing. Who would have thought that Happy Birthday would be under Copyright!?!?

These are a couple notes I took in class about the different copyrights.

Copyright: Tm (not registered) R (registered)

Fair Use:

purpose and character

nature of copied work

amount used

effect upon work's value

Trade Mark

Creative Commons

open office

flikker

Fair Use

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