Creative Commons is both a solution and yet another failure to deal with authorship and copyright on the internet

"Our current culture is one in which creators get to create only with the permission of the powerful, or of creators from the past"

(Lessig, 2004)

Creative commons can be seen by most people as a solution to society but at the same time it can be a failure when dealing with copyright and authorship. Creative commons is a non-profit organisation which gives creators a simple way to grant copyright permissions to their creative work. The creative commons basically works so that it allows a creator to retain their copyright whilst allowing the public to certain uses of their work. This is possible because what the creative commons license does is it changes the copyright terms from "All rights reserved" to "some rights reserved" With this in place society becomes a 'shared culture' with free access to work for legal sharing, copying, repurposing and remixing. This for many people around the world sounds like a solution to a problem and opens up a whole new door of opportunities that were never possible before, however there are some failures to this fast growingcompany. (lessig,2004)


Whilst with creative commons it is free to share, copy, distribute and remix to the work, there are conditions and once these conditions are breached it can cause serious copyright problems. There are six major creative commons licenses. The conditions of legally attaining another's piece of work include, Attribution(work must be attributed in specified manner by the author or licensor),Non-commercial purposes(licensees may copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make derivative works based on it only for non-commercial purposes), No derivatives (allowing only the original work, with out derivatives) and share alike(allowing derivative works under the same or similar license).
Amajor problem which can occur in relation to creative commons is incorrect licensing. For instance with photo sharing web sites a user may accidently upload a copyrighted image and incorrectly give it a CC license. If other people using the site download the same image and re-use it, the original copyright holder can sue. An example where this can occur is a case in 2006 where CC license was first taken to court regarding a matter where a podcaster Adam Curry sued a dutch tabloid who published photos without permission from his flickr page. The CC non-commercial license was applied in this matter because the photos were licensed under it. The verdict concluded in this case that whilst the tabloid was guilty they avoided paying restitution to him under the condition he does not repeat the offence. An analysis of the decision states "The dutch court's decision is especially noteworthy because it confirms that the conditions of a CC license automatically apply to the content licensed under it and bind users of such content even without expressly agreeing to, or having knowledge of, the conditions of the license"
(Lessig, 2004)



By looking at Creative Commons from two perspectives, both as a solution and a failure it can be concluded that it can work for many people but only to a certain extent, as copyright laws can cause major issues.




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Overall evaluation of the course...

Ok the end has come to a near but what i mean is not the end of the world ofcourse...although that sand storm the other day made me question if it was (scary stuff!) The course is drawing to an end and the excitement of writing up these blogs every week will soon be but a memory...however i have to say i'm getting the hang of these it has become a natural habit. Anyways, i quite enjoyed the course as it was relevant dealing with new technology and media which is something i am very familiar with especially when it comes to social networking! I learnt many new things i never knew before and i have to admit i did come to this course with a big head thinking i knew everything there was to know about the internet but boy was i wrong! there is so much more to it and this course has opened my eyes up to many things. Take for example Creative Commons, i didn't even know that existed and now that's something i can use for future works of mine if i need to. It's good to know that not all material is 'All rights reserved' and that there are options out there without the trouble of any formal consent or illegal dramas. I feel ahead of the rest with all this new knowledge and deeper understanding of new communication technologies. I am now ready to take on the world of cyberspace like a real technological nerd.

I AM A SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERT!

Wk 9- Tute task

This wk's tutorial is really starting to prepare us for our essay which is due wk 12. The essay is 1000 words long and we have to choose 1 question to answer out of a possible 5. This was a tough one for me as i was tossing up between the one on creative commons or cyberspace. I came to a decision and chose creative commons because i quite liked that topic and thought it would be easier to collect sources for. The question is:

"Creative Commons is both a solution and yet another failure to deal with authorship and copyright on the internet. Discuss and give examples"

Now to start off i need at least 5 books or journal articles that will be useful in answering the topic and write 50 words about each one. The 50 words should answer the following:


-what is the key argument or information in this resource?
-Is the view or information the same as the other resources you have found?
-How does it contribute to your argument?
-Is there a key quote that describes the main point of the article?

So now all i have to do is get started and get searching!

Wk 9-Lecture Summary

Okay, this week i was unable to make it to the tutorial unfortuantly which i was very disappointed about mainly due to the fact there was a guest speaker- Jason Nelson. Apparently it was one of the best lectures yet so i was even more disappointed. However i did ask a few epople who were at the lecture to explain to me what it was all about so i'm going to try and gie a decent summary of what i understand but keep in mind this is coming from a second hand listener.

The lecture was about Cyberutopia...mmm i heard that and got interested straight away and wanted to find out more. He talked about networking sites and i thought staright away okay this is something i've heard before...facebook, myspace, whats new? but then i started hearing names such as elftown and vampire rave and thought hold on, what are they? So i got on the sites, http://www.elftown.com/ & http://www.vampirerave.com/. I never knew such things existed. I guess that's because my life seems to revolve around facebook and twitter these days. I have to admit though i find them very weird and unorthodox but then again im sure many people out there use them just as much as facebook, twitter or myspace.

Apparently Jason also showed the class some of his digital poetry http://www.secrettechnology.com/ I had a look at his site and at first thought wow this looks interesting but it wasn't what i had in mind and i have to say, which part of it was poetic? Is there something i'm missing?...It's okay everyone has their ways of expressing poetry i guess. That's technology for you!

Wk 8- Lecture summary

Okay so this week we actually had no lecture but i wish there was becuase it was all about "political Possibilities" , CyberPolitics and eDemocracy, which i must admit i feel worlds apart from the world of politics. Let's just say it's an area i prefer to not go near and just say "next please!". However, i guess it is a huge part of our society and our everyday lives and it's just one of those we have to know about because it affects everyday lives weather we are aware of it or not.

Okay so Cyberpolitics was a term i came across which means the politics of the internet that exists mainy on the net. It revolves around the actual structure and functions of the net which are decided by internet society through to political activities that happen on blogs, games and forums. eDemocracy on the otherhand is the internet's intervention and contribution to policts which exist in real world and off the internet. If you ask me they both sound very similar, actually when i first read it i thought they were exactly the sasme... however my basic concept and grasp of this at the moment is that Cyberpolitics is based ON the net and stays there and eDemocracy starts from the net but affects what goes on OFF the net. Hmmm...hope that made sense. eDemocracy can cover political campaigning on the internet to the people's use of new technologies to criticise governments.

A quick definition of Democracy. Although there is no ONE universal defintion there are many which date back to ancient greek times but put simply Democracy is a system of government in which either the actual governing is carried out by the people governed (direct democracy), or the power to do so is granted by them (representative democracy).

Wk 8-Tute task

Sign an E-Petition

Okay i've heard of these before and i'm sure i signed one sometime in the past but can't exactly remember what it was for. Im sure though whatever it was it was a good cause! So i searched for an online petition to stop dolphin slaughter in Japan because i just find that cruel and sad and it is just a bad of a crime as any other. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ SAVE THE DOLPHINS!

Respond to a professional blogger at a major news site

So for this task i had to search for a professional blogger which i was surprised by because i was completely unaware that major news sites had blogs..not a bad idea i must say. I mean we do live in a democratic country. So i went on the CNN as it came to mind first as a major news site and i watched an interview with Barak Obama discussing how the economy probably won't produce enough jobs until 2010. Sad reality. Recession hit the world hard!

What is Barak Obama up to today?

Ok, so i checked this out on his twitter and he's apparently in the UN...how surprising, i think not.

Find out who your local, state and federal representatives are

State: Anna Bligh
Federal: Kevin Rudd
Local: Adrian Schrinner (representative for chandler ward)

Look up the Queensland or Australian hansard to find the last time your local member spoke in parliament

Okay so the last time Adrian Schrinner spoke in parliment was tuesday 27th of February 2009 and it was regarding the good neighbour clean-up scheme.

Read the lecture and the readings, pursue a couple of the topics that you find most interesting and then post your blog with your well-considered thoughts about the theory and practice of politics

Okay, so i have decided to talk about 'clean feed' as it is a topic which has been brought to my attention this week and one in which i strongly disagree about! Basically clean feed The Australian Federal Government's plan to force ISP's (Intenet Service Providers) to censor the internet for all Australians.This plan will waste millions of taxpayers dollars and on top of that slow down internet access. I dont believe this. I mean what is the government trying to achieve by doing this. Really, is it going to stop crime? will it prevent theft? Okay if there are sites which supprt these crimes then yes shut it down by all means but their is no need to filter the internet. These are the areas the government should be concerned about. Yes i understand it protects a child's innocence but their are many programmes parents can use to monitor and block what their kids can see, but is it really fair for the government to decide what we as Australian citizens can or can't view on the net. Anyways, for any who would like to voice their opinion in regards to this issue visit this webiste http://nocleanfeed.com/action.html you can also contact the minister! Now that's an idea.

If Australians let policy makers know exactly what they think about the 'clean feed' internet filter there is a chance we can bring about policy change!

wk 7- lecture summary

So basically this wk's lecture was about creative commons and FLOSS (Free/Libre open source software. Firstly i'll start off by talking about creative commons. Okay so this was the first time i had actually heard of this term but it is very simple, although i have to admit it had never really crosed my mind before the lecture. What creative commons does is it enables 'some rights reserved' to works unlike 'all rights reserved'. In simpler terms, when a person creates a piece of work they automatically own an 'all rights reserved copyright to that work. This protects the work from unwanted usuage by others without consent. However,it can be very restrictive and some people may not mind sharing their work with the rest of the world. This can be a hassle though to go to that person and get permision before using their work. Luckily for the world there is CC, which gives copyright licensing to those who wish to allow their works to be shared with the rest of the world. Don't get confused though, this does not in any way withdraw a person's copyright laws, it simply refines them. So what are you waiting for hop on the website and get started!
www.creativecommons.org.au/

The second part of the lecture talked about FLOSS, which is short for Free or Libre Open Source Software. Creative commons allow people with FLOSS to use for their works. Basically Richard M Stallman started the free software foundation in 1981.There are 4 free software principles: Freedom 0-The freedom to run the program for any purpose; Freedom 1-The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs; Freedom 2-The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbour and Freedom 3- The freedom to improve the program, and release improvements to the public so that the community can benefit.However, a GPL licence was released, which is a legal document which controls what people can or can't do with the free software, so any violations to these laws and the company can sue!
Open source is the now common name for 'free' source with the rise of businesses on the computer. Open source software are programmes such as mozilla firefox, linux, openoffice etc..as opposed to closed source or proprietary software which include internet explorer, microsoft programs, windows vista etc. I think after this lecture that creative commons is a clever idea and not only does it provide legal sharing of privately owned work but it allows for the development of it too and people can be as creative as they want with it for which ever purpose. It's genius!

wk 7- Creative commons & FLOSS

This is a video on youtube i came across which i found perfect for this week's topic on Creative Commons. It clearly explains exactly what CC is, who can use it, how it can be used and the laws governing it.
Check it out!

Wk 6-Consumption & Production

Society are both consumers and producers of media. This is a result of the development of technology. Everday we are passed on media which we consume. Cinema's would be shared by members of the public, this could be anyone. Television is shared privately by members of the household and the PC is more for personal use. However, whilst we are constantly being consumed by all this media we also have the option of producing material for others to consume. People are now producing their own media via sites such as youtube, facebook, myspace and other social networking websites. They can upload their personal photos and videos for others to see.Mobile phones are also becoming an increasingly popular form of media consumption. Many of the mobile's available for the public contain news headlines, sports reports, music downloads and are a method of accessing facebook, youtube and basically the whole internet! Technology has sure come a long way and it has become very easy for someone to be a producer of media as it is to be consumed by it.

wk 6- Uploading videos on the net

This video shows photos which i took whilst i was in melbourne at the beginning of this year with my best friend. I used movie maker to create it, by adding photos titles and credits. However, i did have some difficulty with uploading it onto my blog as it wouldn't work several times. Then i guess i just got lucky like the 10th time and it worked! Which was a relief. Afetr i created it using movie maker i uploaded it on youtube which then embeded onto my blog through that. Anyways it's not long but hope you all enjoy it and maybe for those who have not been to melbourne it might inspire you to go! It's a fantastic city full of rich culture, architecture and great food!

Week 5- The 3D and IM experience

Social networking can be broken up into IM and 3D chat rooms. There are qualitative differences that divide the two. IM or instant messanging are for example msn, yahoo, skype, facbook and myspace and 3D worlds could be World of War Craft, IMVU, Habbo Hotel, Second Life and active world to name a few. The main difference between the two is that with IM you would most likely know the person you are speaking to and the communication methods are through text and a webcam. With The online 3D worlds you create your own character or 'avatars' however this still does not give the user any idea of who the other person is. So that sense of identity is missing but i guess some people enjoy the idea of speaking to a complete stranger. I guess i would prefer IM experience over the online 3D experience due to the fact that i know exactly who i am talking to and i eel like i am talking to an actual person and not a computerised character from an electronic game...that's my opinion.

Week 5-Lecture Summary

Firstly, i would like to make it official that i am a social media expert! What makes me a social media expert is the fact that i use facebook and myspace which are social networks. I wanted to start off by saying that because it was something interesting i learnt and took away with me from this week's lecture. It's amazing how easy it is to claim that title. Anyways this week's lecture revolved around social media and web 2.0. Basically social media are social networking sites(facebook,myspace,twitter etc.) which are created by the individual indentity that creates a virtual community through these sites. These sites allow everyone and anyone to access them and create their own personal page with blogs, photos, videos and so forth. They are a way of communicating with people without face to face contact.

However what people do not realise is the issue of 'privacy' surrounding sites sites as facebook and myspace. Although, users may think that they have complete control over their web page these companies still have overall ownership and are able to access people's personal information and photos and use them without the user's permission. It is a real eye opener as many of us do not take the time and read the IMPORTANT privacy statement before signing up to these social networks. Before people set up their social networking group there is something called T.O.S which is the terms of service which they have to agree to. Many however are unaware of this important step.

I would also like to include an article regarding facebook's new implementation of privacy settings.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25993102-5014239,00.html

During the lecture we also learnt about something called 'attention economy' or in other words "who wants your eyeball?" This is done using something called a "cookie". For example say there was an advertisement on this page and someone clicked into it, the cookie can collect information such as: The server your computer is logged onto, your browser type, the date and time of your visit. This is all done to improve marketing performance.

Week 4- Language of the screen

I came into this week's lecture quite excited because i was familiar with the topic as i studied screen analysis last semester. So i was pleased about that and looking forward to it. It was nothing new to me and was fresh in my mind. The screen is a great means for communication as this day in age people love watching movies! There is however more to the big screen then meets the eye. People view a film and only take with them perhaps the storyline but don't realise that there is so much more depth behind every scene. Each scene contains several camera shots/angles which reveal the five W's-Who? What? Where? When? and Why? They reveal certain effects, character expressions, motives, status, relationships and many more. These are all vital for the film's plot development and can reveal important information to the audience.

Week 4- Search Engines

When doing research on the net i always have my top two preferences with search engines. One is google and second is wikipedia. For the reason that i nearly always find exactly what i'm looking for and in the case where i don't i use other alternatives such as yahoo or ninemsn. With the growing number of companies entering the search engine market it raises the question of wheather or not they will survive a market which is dominated by a few players.

The following article discusses the war of the search engines and the history of search business....


http://www.bworldonline.com/BW082809/content.php?id=059

Week 4- Scavenger Hunt

The tutorial task for this week was to find out the answers to the following questions using a search engine that isn't google or wikipedia.

1.What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park?
A: a gas mask (search.com)

2.On what date did two computers first communicate with each another? where were they?
A: 1969 (yahoo.com)

3.What is Bill Gates' birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software?
A:Bill Gates' Birthday is on the 28th of October 1955 and he sold his first software at 13yrs of age. (yahoo.com)

4.Where was the World Wide Web invented?
A:CERN-The European Organisation for Nuclear Research in Switzerland. (yahoo.com)

5.How does the power of the computer you are working on now compare with the power of a personal computer from 30yrs ago?
A:Much faster, smaller and more efficient. (yahoo.com)

6.What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown?
A: unknown

7.When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed river in New South Wales?
A:June 6 1859 and the Tweed river was a result of a volcanic erruption that occured 20million yrs ago. (altavista.com)

8.What was the weather like in South-east Qld on 17 November 1954?
A:The was heavy flooding and a tropical cyclone (yahoo.com)

9.Why is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice?
A:For his poetry and because he was a leading figure in romanticism

10.What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name?
A:Band-The black assassins. Name-Stephen Stockwell (bing.com)

Week 3- The twitter EVOLUTION!

This is a video i found about twitter and the many famous celebrities who are part of the twitter club. What it is basically trying to convey is that twitter has become almost a necessity of everyday life and the whole world's hooked onto it, even hollywood! It's pretty funny so i liked to share it with you all and although i find it quite sad that people feel the need to twitter all day everyday it is a true reality. So check it out!

Week 3- My experiences with communication technologies

When i think about just how much communication technologies surround my everyday life i awaken to the realisation that technology has evolved so rapidly over the last decade or so. my first significant encounter with communication technology was when i was given a nokia mobile phone for my fourteenth birthday. I have to admit back then it was called a 'brick' rather then a mobile. I used to use it mainly so that my parents could contact me when i was at a friends house or a party. Back then mobile phones were the most popular way of communicating with each other now it all evolves around the internet.

Social networking has become a phenomenon of the 21st century, with sites such as facebook, myspace and twitter to name a few, all in which are based on building social networks. over the past two years i have used both facebook and myspace to communicate with friends, family and work colleagues. It is a great way to stay in touch with everyone and updated with what their all doing. Now i know that it is not that important to know what people are doing every second, minute and hour of each other but i have to admit i do like other people knowing what i get up to!

In terms of privacy i am careful with what information i choose to include and i never put up anything that i wouldn't want the public to see. Personally, phone texting is the best when i want to send a message only to particular people .However i honestly think people should be more aware of the privacy issues surrounding these sites before putting up photos and personal information. I myself have not got any friends on my facebook and myspace who i have never met before in person. I much rather have met that person because if adding a complete stranger there is no guarantee they are who they say they are!

Week 2-A short history of Computing and the internet

I found this weeks lecture quite interesting although we didn't get through the lot. I was happy that i got to learn about the history of computers and the birth of the first computer. We take these sophisticated machines for granted but got no clue about their origins. Well now i know.

Turns out the inventor of the first digital computer was Charles Babbage who was born in 1971. Babbage came up with the plans for the analytical engine, the forerunner for the modern digital computer. It wasn't until the 1950's where computers were first commercially produced by IBM and were used for military, government and corporate work. It is amazing to see how computers have come such a long way. They started off looking like large boxes and now the modern computers can fit into a hand bag. As i was on youtube i came across an interesting slide show about Charles Babbage's analytical computer engine and thought i'd share it with you all!

In this new device, he dreamed of performing any mathematical operations based on the instructions from punched cards (memory unit to store numbers), sequential control and other operations. However Babbage was unable to complete the Analytical Engine, until his notes were discovered in 1937.

Besides the Analytical Engine and calculator inventions, Babbage created dynamometer, standard railway gauge, heliograph ophthalmoscope, Greenwich Time signals, occulting lights at the lighthouse and the locomotive cowcatcher. He is also credited for establishing the modern postal system in England.

Week 1-wearable technology fashion

Due to my frequent visits on youtube i stumble across many interesting videos and it amazes me as to how much more people are willing to broadcast themselves and share their thoughts and ideas with the whole world! I still don't think i am ready or courageous enough to do these kinds of things but im happy that many people out there are and for that i have decided to share a video i came across on youtube.

I thought that this was great as it combines my love of fashion with technology! I have never seen anything like this and i only have one word to say for it, GENIUS! I can't wait to find out what they come up with next.

Check it out!

It is the wearable technology fashion show which came together at the Boston Museum of Science. The company is called Seamless: Computational Couture and models and designers from around the world participated in the event showing off designs that incorporated technology.

Week 1-Lecture summary

So this week's lecture i found to be quite enjoyable. It was an introduction to new communication and technology, which comes as to no surprise seeing as this is what the course is all about! Now i could definately say that this lecture i CAN relate to.

See how many of the following you can relate to:
Facebook
Twitter
Sms-text messaging
Internet
Youtube
Television
Multi-media

I'm sure most of you ticked at least half of the above. Well i can say that i can relate to ALL and many more. The vast range of new communication technologies are quikly increasing and this means that people are able to stay in touch with one another more often and are up to date with the latest news and media coverage. Without the presence of media and the advanced communication methods today, the gap between the speaker and the listener would be great and it would take much longer for the message to be conveyed across to the other side. Communication in my words is basically the process of transfering information from one source to another. It could be through newspapers, Television, internet, mobile phones or simply from mouth to mouth. As incredible as this might sound, there is always room for error and a breakdown in communication can lead to a misunderstanding, confusion or a disaster in a worst case scenario.

Overall i found this week's topic interesting and i learnt some facts which i never knew until now, which proves that you learn something new everyday!

Me, myself & I

Hello everyone,

I realised that i haven't introduced myself properly so i decided to give you all a small introduction of myself.
As many of you may have already noticed my name is Nelly and i am 20 years old (almost 21...yes i know i'm getting old). I am currently studying a bachelor of communication in which i hope to major in PR and Marketing-or how most people like to call it, 'how to be nice to people', strange but true. I decided to choose this path based on previous experience in the marketing industry and thought having PR alongside it would work to my advantage. So far i am enjoying the 1501HUM-new communication and technology course, i find it is enjoyable and fits in perfectly with my everyday routine. What i mean by this is that i am so used to using the popular facebook and twitter daily that having to write regular blogs for this course comes naturally to me.

Moving on i'll give you a super quik summary of a few of my interests. I love the beach, watching new movies, meeting funny people (because laughter is the best medicine) and i have an addiction to frozen coke-yes i admit i have no one to blame but myself for those mornings i wake up with a sore throat. Oh and one more particular item of interest or people who know me might call it an obsession but i absolutely, undoubtedly LOVE shoes.

That is enough about me for now, as much as i'm sure you all want to know more but i'm positve there is alot more to discover about my character over the next couple of weeks....and besides everone loves a mystery.

Until we next meet goodbye and remember to keep smiling.

Week 2- Co-founder of Apple computer

Apple computer co-founder Steve Wozniak speaking to the tri-valley mac users group on June 21, 2007.

(Photo by Edward Woods)

Spider's cocaine Jesus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcNohIkJVbs

Check this out on youtube! What are they going to come up with next!??