I found a great website called 10 big myths about copyright. I think it kind of takes the stress out of a lot of people's worries. I feel like we are always so concerned that we might get in trouble or that we are copying something without even knowing about it! I enjoyed looking at this website and what it had to say. But on the other hand the website also warns about people that are too carefree with their work. There are many rules and regulations we need to pay attention to out there.
Us Copyright Office is another great resource for understanding the rules and regulations of copyright. According to this website, copyright protects original works of authorship of expression. It covers published and unpublished works. You don't have to register for your work to be copyrighted either. This link, Copyright Basics was attached to the article. It gives great detail as to what the Copyright basics are. Needless to say, there are a LOT of details to this topic.
I looked at the copyright myths site too, and thought it was interesting. You are so right about the fact that there A LOT of details to this topic. Thank goodness we are all sharing many great resources!
ReplyDeleteI agree, I liked the 19 big myths site also. There were a few things that I did not realize. There was one about things being posted to usenet. I also struggled with that trying to find music for my podcast. I was not sure if something on youtube would be copyrighted. I went the safe way and did not use it.
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