As I work with my learners, we talk a lot about plagerism and copyright infringement. I like the article from Bailey (2013). It puts it together very nicely. I have my learners create a lot of content over the course of the year. We disucss the fact that they now have a copyright to that work. That gives them certain rights. At the same time, they have certain responsibilities as well. They need to make sure that they are respecting the copyrights of those who they are learning from and using as inspiration. It’s tough for high school students to work through.
As I went through this week, I was reminded of a workshop I was fortunate to be able to attend a couple of years ago. The US Patent and Trademark Office put on a week-long workshop covering all aspects of copyrights, trademarks, and patents. It was a very engaging hands-on experience where we got to participate in the process. I was a part of a team that started down the road of filing our own patent. It is fun to see it still showing up when I periodically search my name online. I really wish that schools would provide this kind of experience to all of their teachers and students. It would be most valuable. Copyrights are very involved and necessary part of our lives and society. It gives us a way to honor each other and encourage risk taking. It is a shame to see people who abuse the system. This abuse happens on both sides of the copyright. In either case, it makes it harder for people to work thorugh their issues and build a stronger community that is enriched by works created. References Apple. (2019). Guidelines for using apple trademarks and copyrights. Accessed September 6, 2019. Retrieved from https://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/guidelinesfor3rdparties.html Bailey, J. (2013, October 7). The difference between copyright infringement and plagiarism. Retrieved from https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2013/10/07/difference-copyright-infringement-plagiarism/ Ribble, M. (2015). Digital citizenship in schools (3rd ed.). Eugene, OR: International Society of Technology in Education.
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