Copyright Laws

I am sorry to say that I missed the copyright lecture during Tuesday's class. Even though, I was not present, I got a better sense of copyright law from Rebecca Piller's notes. (Thanks Becca!) What I found most interesting in her notes was that the term for copyright in the US published works is now the author's life plus seventy years. This new termw as changed from the author's life plus fifty years because of Walt Disney's copyrights almost expiring. Also, another interesting point is that there are four factors of fair use: 1) the nature of the work 2) purpose of reproduction 3)the amount reproduced and 4) the effect of the reproduction on teh profit of teh copyright holder. These were particularly interesting to me because I am involved in theater. I can now use monologues and certain cuts from scripts for non-profit or scholarly use.

An interesting issue in copyright law is Creative Commons. This non-profit movement providees an alternative to title 17 copyright. It allows you to control the manner in which others use your work. For academic reasons, I think that others using my work would be more than fine. As long as they cite my idea, I would be glad to share my knowledge. However, I understand why it is a touchy issue with copyright. One should always check with the four factors of fair use.

My Network Diagram

Joe Hatch Helpful Tips

I found the tip on how to map your network drives to be incredibly helpful. I was having trouble finding the shared folder on my laptop, because I was only putting in my username and password but forgetting the domain. Joe Hatch pointed out (what was probably obvious to others) that I actually needed to type in TRINITY/username and then my password. Now I am able to do my homework on my laptop and save it in the shared folder.