YouTube, owned by Google, is an excellent outlet for modern creativity, allowing video uploaders, known as “content creators” or simply “YouTubers”, to make a living off of their content; such as reviews, parodies, and skits; in the way of ad revenue. Yet, because of YouTube’s new copyright system, Content ID, this outlet and the jobs of the people working for it are in danger; Content ID is a broken system that should be revoked. By automatically scanning videos for even minute amounts of copyrighted
Copyright Infringement and Fair Use: Using Resources Legally to Further Knowledge Since the inception of the Internet, copyright laws have become unclear. Sharing material online has led to an unfortunate amount of piracy of copyrighted works, intentionally and unintentionally. Understanding how to navigate the murky waters of copyright infringement is essential, especially in the field of education. Teaching students to understand the difference between copyright infringement, and fair use can
Introduction Just two decades ago, saying “copyright” to teachers most likely conjured images in their minds only of the fine-print notice in the front of a textbook. Today, with a world of Web 2.0 technology at their fingertips, copyright issues for teachers can be confusing and complex. Add to that an ever-increasing emphasis on technology literacy in our states’ education standards – forcing teachers to incorporate applications and resources that may be uncharted territory to them – and the waters
A complaint for copyright infringement regarding two songs “Amazing” by Harrington and Leonard and “Photograph” by Ed Sheeran and John McDaid has been made along with a demand for a jury trial on June 8, 2016. The defendants’, Edward Christopher Sheeran, John McDaid, Ed Sheeran Limited and labels such as Sony have made deliberate infringement of “Amazing”. They have harmed the plaintiffs, HaloSongs, Martin Harrington, and Thomas Leonard as Harrington and Leonard were not properly credited for their