Copyright

What is copyright?

Copyright is a law that protects works from being used without the permission of the author, artist, etc.

Why do we have copyrighting?

We have copyrighting because some people use information unfairly because they give no credit to the one who actually thought of the info or idea that you’re using; also, people use the information to make a profit and sometimes decrease the profit of the actual owner of the information. You can’t take credit for other’s work.

What does copyright law protect?
The copyright law protects the ownership and accreditation of people who publish their work in some way.

Why are there copyright laws?
There are copyright laws to give fairness to all who participate in the digital world.

What is fair use?
Fair use limits the amount of use of others’ work.

Does fair use completely cover whatever she wants to do or are there limits to what is fair?
Fair use limits the amount of things that are fair. For example, it’s fair to use other’s work for an educational purpose. However, it is not considered fair to use someone else’s work and gain a profit from it without permission.

Why can’t copyrighted materials be put on a school website?
Copyrighted materials can’t be put on a school website because it’s now being shared with the public and not just your school.

How much stuff on the web is copyrighted?
Almost everything on the web is copyrighted. Even though it might not say it is, it still can be copyrighted.

What is Creative Commons? What does it mean?
Creative Commons is a spectrum showing the difference between No rights reserved, public domain, and copyright. It means the level of reserved rights that a work has.

Do you think the following songs are targeted at different audiences?
Yes, I think these songs are targeted at different audiences. I think the songs target adult audiences.

Did Harrison infringe on the Chiffon's hit? You be the judge. Listen to the two samples at the following link. How would you rule this?
I don’t think Harrison totally infringed on the Chiffon’s hit. They came up with their own song and it might be similar, but they’re two separate and different songs.

Rap or Rock? Can you tell the difference? Go to the following website to play clips of Vanilla Ice and Queen / David Bowie?
Vanilla Ice is rap and Queen is rock.

Summary~
I think that copyright is very essential to the fairness and use of information from the internet and other media forms. Copyrighting is needed because people do care about not getting credit for things that they should get credit for. It's not fair to use others' work and use it as your own.
Copyright is a law that satisfies these needs, and though most people don't care or give two cents about it, it's really a big deal. Piracy happens all the times. People gain and use works illegal or in an unfair way all the time. That's why copyrighting is significant in today's media.