Does any remember a time before copyright???
Me neither… It seems like copyright laws have been around forever, right?
Before copyright, everyone was free to;
- Modify, copy or sell already made content,
- Nobody had claims over their work,
- Instead of collective commons, we had public commons.
This sounds like a different time, doesn’t it? Today we now have; patents, trademarks, copyright, and way too many owners and distributers.
Now we have to think about;
- Fair use,
- Fair dealing,
- and endless copyright acts.
Next time you are writing an essay, listening to music or creating a youtube video, think about who owns some of the content you’re embedding. Think about the fact that anything you create, you have creative ownership over – that is until 70 years after you pass away.
This week for my remediation I made a meme.
On that morbid note, see you next time.
Lil x
Lilli Hessenberger 
I wish it could go back to the good old days where people were able to share content that they were interested in and repost it without getting slammed with a whole bunch of copyright laws. Yes, I get the point that it helps artists keep hold of their content and receive what they have rightfully earned. However, I think it’s stupid that you can’t play a song in a YouTube video without getting a copyright strike. If anything, this would be benefiting the original owner of the music by giving more exposure to the track!
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It was so much better just being able to download youtube music onto your mp3 without fear of copyright. I really think you nailed the nostalgia and emotional aspect of copyright but maybe you could add a source from an academic about the subject.
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