WEEK 2-mil

• The media and information age, especially the Internet, gave tons of people access to tools for communication and media creation but also opened up many legal loopholes and ethical challenges
• While its positive implications are undeniable, there are issues that come along with the media and information age
• Copyright


  A legal device that gives the creator of a literary, artistic, musical, or other creative work the sole right to publish and sell that work
• Copyright owners have the right to control the reproduction of their work, including the right to receive payment for that reproduction
• Violation of a copyright is called infringement
• Copyright validity period

  • Literary Works: During the lifetime of the author plus 50 years after the death
  • Art: 25 years from the date of creation
  • Photographic work: 50 years from publication
  • Audio-Visual Work: 50 years from publication
  • Sound Recording: 50 years from year recording took place
  • Broadcast Recording: 20 years from the date of broadcast
• Trademark


  Valid for ten years and may be renewed for periods of 10 years
• Invention Patent


  Valid for 20 years from the Filing date application
• Plagiarism


  An act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization, the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author
• Types of Plagiarism

  • Sources Not Cited: The Ghost Writer, The Photocopy, The Potluck Paper, The Poor Disguise, The Labor of Laziness, The Self-Stealer
  • Sources Not Cited (But still plagiarized): The Forgotten Footnote, The Misinformer, The Too-Perfect Paraphrase, The Resourceful Citer, The Perfect Crime
• Fair Use


  You can use copyrighted materials without a license only for certain purposes: Commentary, Criticism, Reporting, Research, Teaching
• Guidelines for Fair Use


  • A Majority of the content you create must be your own
  • Give credit to the copyright holder
  • Don't make money off of the copyrighted work
• The Ghost Writer


  The writer turns in another's work, word-for-word, as his or her own
• The Photocopy


  The writer copies significant portions of text straight from a single source, without alteration
• The Potluck Paper


  The writer copies from different sources and alters the sentences to make them fit together while retaining most of the original phrasing
• The Poor Disguise


  The writer has altered the paper's appearance slightly by changing keywords and phrases
• The Labor of Laziness


  The writer takes the time to paraphrase most of the paper from other sources and make it all fit together
• The Self-Stealer


  The writer "borrows" generously from his or her previous work
• The Forgotten Footnote


  The writer mentions an author's name for a source, but neglects to include specific information on the location of the material referenced
• The Misinformer


  The writer provides inaccurate information regarding the sources, making it impossible to find them
• The Too-Perfect Paraphrase


  The writer properly cites a source but neglects to put in quotation marks on a text that has been copied word-for-word, or close to it
• The Resourceful Citer


  The writer properly cites all sources, paraphrasing, and using quotations appropriately. The catch? The paper contains almost no original work!
• The Perfect Crime


  The writer properly quotes and cites sources in some places, but goes on to paraphrase other arguments from those sources without citation