Copyright: Do It Right The First Time by David Wells
I read a brief article on copyright and use of digital media. the article is written by David Wells. Wells is the principal at Westford Elementary in Westford, VT. His article discusses the use of media for educational purposes. He proposes that as teachers we should not take an all or nothing approach when it comes to copyright. Many times teachers either don't take copyright into consideration when working with children, or they avoid any use of other people's work. Wells believes that this approach does not teach students the proper creative uses of media. He gives examples of how media can be used creatively without violating copyright laws and discusses fair use. He also lists several sources to find works where the creator has given permission for its use. One of these is an organization called Creative Commons (www.creativecommons.org). This site helps artists license their works and decide how they are allowed to be used by others. This article was helpful in showing that there are ways to use resources created by others in a way that does not violate copyright laws.
Link To Article: Copyright: Do It Right The First Time
Wells brings up several important points. One that resonates with me most is the idea that you often do not know where a project will lead you and if you start out using another artists work in your project without permission it has ramifications for what you can do with your work in the future. I have a friend that is constantly integrating images, words from other artists in her work and thinks nothing of it because she isn't selling her work. But now she wants to start showing her work in galleries and I tell her she can't without getting permission from the author of her source material. Of course she has chosen to just "forget the whole thing"! Thanks for sharing this article.
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