Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons

When speaking of Copyright, we mean the legal action of taking someone's property (I.e. words, ideas, music, etc.) and using it for one's own purpose. When people speak of Copyright material, they acknowledge that the material they used was not theirs and that they, the person using the Copyright material, took the legal actions to lawfully use material.

Fair use, on the other hand, does not require permission from the source that produced the material. When talking about Fair Use, we mean using brief statements for special occasions such as a news report, teaching, criticism, etc. Fair Use, differing from Copyright, does not require the permission to use certain materials.

Creative Commons was the final thing we discussed. Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that encourages sharing different types of work. Ordinary people can find different works and include them in any type of project that they may need without worrying about paying someone to use the materials. It's a way of sharing free material to everybody who may be in need of it.

Overall, all three of these concepts will shape the way I use research and resources in my content area. The first way it will help me is legally. I will be aware of the material I use in different projects. Whether it's including music or pictures, I know that getting a Copyright is vital because I can't steal other people's material and ideas and use them for my own purposes without a copyright. On the other hand, I know that I am able to use the Fair Use strategy without worry and I have Creative Commons to fall back on for free materials for me to use. In the future, when working on projects, I will just need to think clearly about how and where I found my material and also did I obtain my material rightfully and legally. These three concepts make a lot of sense to me because I know that I would not want people taking my material and ideas and pawning them off as their own. Fortunately, with Creative Commons, everyone has a place with material that is free for them to use without worrying about a Copyright or anything.