Throughout the Animoto learning activity in Week 10 of ADED
1P32, I have learned a lot about copyright, creative commons, and the use of
technology. Animoto was a great tool
that I explored as it was easy, fun, and simple. Animoto has a user-friendly layout that
helped me create a quick slideshow very fast! I was quite impressed with it. However, the free version only allows users
to make a very short and simple 30 second slideshow.
Prior to creating the slideshow, I had to find images that
were copyright free. With the help of
tutorials and the various resources offered, it was very simple to do so. There are countless web services that assist
digital citizens with finding copyright free content. After finding such services, digital citizens
can browse these websites to find a massive amount of online content that they
can use without being punished for copyright infringement.
Finding copyright free content is essential to be a
responsible digital citizen. Copyright
law has expanded into the digital industry as the online web allows people to
create and share their own work. But
what happens when someone else steals this work and claims it to be their
original idea? That is where Creative Commons comes into play.
Creative Commons has created a virtual environment that
supports sharing ideas and work with others.
It acts as the primary fight against copyright infringement. By applying for a Creative Common license,
users can share their original work with others. This helps to grow the school of data that
the internet facilitates. Without
Creative Commons, there would be a million more copyright issues in the online
world. Creative Commons has definitely improved
digital rights, digital responsibility, and digital citizenship in this
Information Age.
References
SLIDE 1: Ritti, M. (2012). Wordle [Online Image]. Retrieved from http://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/litigation/b/litigation-blog/archive/2012/04/06/safe-harbor-ruling-vacated-in-1-billion-youtube-copyright-case.aspx
SLIDE 2: Libguide. (2013). Copyright graffiti [Online
Image]. Retrieved from http://libguides.blc.edu/content.php?pid=422359&sid=3453035\
SLIDE 3: Wikimedia Commons. (2014).
Non-commercial logo [Online Image]. Retrieved
from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Non-commercial_logo.svg
SLIDE 4: Wikimedia Commons. (2014). Creative
commons logo [Online Image]. Retrieved
from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Creative_commons.jpg
SLIDE 5: Creative Commons. (2014). School of
data logo [Online Image]. Retrieved from
http://creativecommons.org/tag/european-commission
SLIDE 6: Open4us. (2013). Open [Online Image]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/gforsythe/9094358708/
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