Copying Right

Hello bloggers,

After reviewing some information about copyright, it would appear that there are certain ways to avoid copyright issues.  I found it interesting that as part of a copyright, it is understood that others may copy/use the copyrighted work if it is properly cited.  Within the university system, copyright is similar to plagiarism in my opinion.  While writing papers, we are able to obtain information and use it to make an argument IF it is cited properly.  Basically, the citation tells viewers/readers that the piece of work is not an original idea/image from the person using it, but it is from someone else.

In the classroom, it is important to teach students about copyright for many reasons.  It is important for students to understand that it is not okay to use someone else's work and claim it as their own.  Additionally, it is important for students to be able to research information (and cite it) in order to gain new understandings about different things.  Students are able to gather the information someone else has created and combine that with their own thoughts in order to demonstrate their knowledge.

Salter, David. (2014, May 5). Barn Owl [Photograph]

Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/101295317@N06/13930447099/in/photolist-ndZbAp-5aZkay-9Nw65u-ca7bsG-bmEaSa-odeKMU-iV2DnA-9EzH7R-o2gc4E-bNxB5z-317Xbj-7B9K5c-8mx2o5-e7txfB-d6S2g3-5cEjQB-oa4c67-KEDh-rRpVK2-faDJmn-5Um3yb-oGzdMV-dnYoaF-49WxEm-ajegSj-6h9Mve-pMPife-dRuM8u-gtCarK-59K4ct-qaGktV-fDxRyu-qAByqX-e1SbCX-7brX4p-7rKhZF-pbFj1A-sd9Vtx-nrzii3-nHSDLE-pSQiyz-rT5LyA-6AMV1C-dxLn1U-6YxtXH-i9izBX-9kXN6i-76DgSb-9mQyVu-q32DF7 

"Atlantic Puffin Birds" [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.google.ca/search?q=copyright+friendly+images&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=599&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIi_Xe77vrxwIVCjqSCh0rWALQ#imgrc=H_vylv16aqF7tM%3A

Those are just two examples of how I learned to avoid copyright issues.  The first photo describes the photographer, the date it was taken, the title of the photograph, a description of the image, and the website it was obtained from. For the second photo I was unable to determine the photographer or the title of the photo, so I used a description of the photograph and the website I obtained it from.

Well that's all for now :)