Copyright and Fair Use

- The first reaction that I have is from quiz item number 19, which addresses using popular songs as background music to a DVD yearbook. While I understand the reasoning of the copyright violation, it makes me realize just how many people violate this. My senior year we made a photo story that had whole songs in it. While these weren't top songs of the year, they were whole songs. From now on I'll have to remember to never play whole songs on photo stories.
- The second reaction that I have is from quiz item number 17, which addresses taking pictures of streets and businesses, and putting them on the web. I have never thought that taking pictures of establishments and streets could be a copyright violation. I guess I'm kind of glad it's not. When I travel, I like to take many pictures, so it's nice to read that I'm not about to get into trouble for sed pictures on my facebook.
- The third reaction that I have is from quiz item number 15, which addresses a teacher making a compilation of movie clips and putting them together for lesson starters. Personally, I don't really see the problem with compiling various clips for a lesson starter. Especially since they are allowing machines that defeat the copy protection on DVD's and CD's. This seems a little hypocritical. However, it is good to see that there is a website out there that does have film clips.
- The fourth reaction that I have is from quiz item number 14, which addresses the usage of Disney films at an open house. I think it's a little funny that video is not covered under fair use for entertainment or reward. Because, if you think about it classrooms across America are violating this on a daily basis. However, I did not know that you could get a one time license from Disney for 25 bucks. That was very cool to read.
- The fifth reaction that I have is from quiz item number seven, which addresses the fact that if you have a protected site you can put copyrighted material on it without permission. I had never thought of this, and I think it's really useful from a teachers point of view to have. Because, if you have to always get permission to put things onto a protected website of your own, that could grow to be a pain.
- The sixth reaction that I have (and also the long reaction) is from quiz item number 16, which addresses the usage of a machine to defeat copy protection. I was really surprised to read that you can A) buy a machine that defeats the copy protection on DVD's, CD's, and just about everything else, and B) let students then take the illegally copied material, and use it in projects. While I suppose people have been doing this for a while, I'm surprised to see it be okay in a classroom. As a future teacher, I can see how this could be very useful in the classroom, to get protected material into the students hands for their further education. However, on the other hand, I can see how people could abuse this power for personal use to make copies of things at home, and then in turn sell it for profit. Which is just what the DVD company does not want happening.