Your Own Argument and Opinions

I agree with the rulings because I feel that everyone should be given credit for their work. “ It is illegal to delete copyright information, such as the name of the author or the title of the article.” In order to insure that people are given credit for their work it is important to make sure that artists, author, creator, etc. takes the time to copyright and/or trademark their work. The trademark can also be used internationally. “The Berne Convention requires member countries to provide automatic copyright protection to any works created in another member country.”  It is not fair to a creator for someone to claim an artist’s work or use the work for their own personal gain. However, it is the responsibility of the creator to ensure that their work is protected, and it is the responsibility of the other person to make sure they have obtained the necessary permissions and consents to use that particular work. Although as a consumer I didn't see the harm in copying a cd, or downloading a song, now that I am beginning to produce works of my own I understand why artists are upset. No one likes to work for free. “The doctrine of fair use permits limited use of copyrighted material without permission of the author for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, scholarship, or research. Courts generally do not permit a use that will decrease revenues from the original work by, say, competing with it. A reviewer is permitted, for example, to quote from a book without the author's permission, but could not reproduce so much that the review was competing with the book itself.” Beatty, J. (2012) Going forward I will be more careful in what I share, post, or use in a public setting.