As perspective educators I can see that it is important for us to know copyright laws and therefore see the purpose of this assignment. When I took the quiz I was suprised to how many times I got an incorrect answer on the true and false. What seems to be simple strait forward question is really a trap that is worded to make us guess wrong. If we do become teachers we must know not to fall into that trap and therefore do not become liable to lawsuits, or not to have our school liable, and have our jobs, or careers on the line.
The video clip was very funny. It was a cut and paste from Disney and Pixar studio of characters that pretty much kept saying not to copy other people's work. If we do use someone else's work we have to give them credit. We either have to pay them for the use of their material, or at least give them citation if we use their work or words. This is a hot topic in Germany right now. Doctor Guttenberg, the defense minister in Angela Merkel's cabinet is now loosing his Ph.D because parts of his doctoral work were found to be a cut and paste from google. Nicknamed Dr. Googleberg, he is finished as a politician in Germany.
If a man with his position can be destroyed for plagerism, simple educators like is can be too. If he only cited his cut and paste he would have avoided all of that. Fair use is intended for people to get credit for their work. It makes sure that my intellectual property is protected and that I get credit for it, and it does the same for everyone else.
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