Copyright Laws

I was not in class on Tuesday and therefore did not get to hear Mr. Jason Hardin speak. However, I went to PublicKnowledge.org and read about copyrights and public sharing. I think it is an amazing idea that people want to share their works and allow other people to use them (with whatever restrictions of course). I think it is good to be able to share research without necessarily having to pay (like for a journal subscription). I believe concepts like this will be beneficial for students especially. My personal opinion on copyright is a bit apathetic, I must confess. Whether or not someone’s work was copyrighted, open access, or whatever, I would still cite that person(s) in whatever I was doing (ex. Paper, project, etc.). Copyright laws are good because they allow for people to get credit for their work and if I ever created something worth copyrighting, the law would work in my favor. BUT, as of right now, I know not to infringe on someone else’s work or to take credit for something that isn’t mine so my personal stance on copyright laws is not very strong.