9A PRIMER ON COPYRIGHT
In my classes in the Journalism Department at Boston University, I often have discussions with students that go something like this:
Me: Nice picture with that story. Who took it?
Student: I don’t know.
Me: Where’d you get it?
Student: The internet.
Me: Oh, where on the internet?
Student: I forget. Does it matter?
Me: Yes, it does matter!
The issue is copyright. In the digital age, the definition and enforcement of copyright has become a pressing and sometimes vexing problem for anyone who creates content or uses the creative output of others.
There are two sides to the copyright coin. One issue involves understanding and protecting your own copyright as a creator of texts, photos, videos, or other kinds of original ...
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