We have talked about copyright issue in our first class and again in my other class this weekend. Since techology has been all over the world and its impact on business, arts and our day to day life there should be set of laws that will force people to act responsibly on net.
I was reading one article last week which said that Apple cannot used its most marketable name "pod" beacuse it voilated copyright issue. You can read the whole article here.Imagine Apple company without Ipod or Iphone , its scary !
That would be strange! Wonder what else they would be called. I agree, the copyright issues is complex and rather dated. It certainly seems that is one area of law that has stayed relatively static for many, many years. However, I must admit that my viewspoint has become much broader based on the discussions on class. If we can all just think about what we are really doing before we do it, we'd be better off. But, wait, isn't that the case with most laws?
ReplyDeleteNo i-pod? I cannot image a world without it. That story illustrates how complex the copyright issue is. It is still one of the concepts I struggle with the most. What can we use, when can we use it, and who do you need to ask to use it. To me this issue is becoming more difficult as people seem to be pushing the limits of what is "right" and "wrong".
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