Copyright
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Law & Technology Timeline
Pick one technology to research on the "Technological Developments" side of the timeline. Then, answer the following questions and submit via Dropbox.
Who invented, created, or sponsored the technology?
What was the technology designed to do? How was it used?
Who would benefit from using this technology?
What kinds of companies or organizations (stakeholders) might have been concerned about the development of this technology? Why?
Did an aspect of copyright law play a role in controversies about the technology? How?
Where did you find the above information? Provide the sources/citations for your research:
Copyright & Fair Use Final Paper
Write a 3 paragraph summary Copyright essay.
The essay should answer the following questions:
What is Copyright? How does Copyright affect your life? What permissions does Copyright give you?
What is Fair Use? How does Fair Use affect your life? What permissions does Fair Use give you?
Upload to Dropbox – make sure you save it as Copyright Paper – LAST NAME.docx
Copyright & Fair Use Scenarios
Click on the above link and answer True or False for the following questions AND give an explanation for each.
- Why did the framers include copyright in the Constitution? Why did they think it was necessary at the time?
- How did Thomas Jefferson influence early copyright philosophy?
- The article talks about copyright's origin as a "balance" between the rights of creators/copyright holders and the public/users, but the article also explains how that balance has shifted. What are some examples of that shift?
- What do you think the framers would say about the current state of copyright laws and technology?
- What would the framers think about the Internet and file sharing?
- Why is copyright law important? What, if anything, would you change about the law?
Law & Technology Timeline
Pick one technology to research on the "Technological Developments" side of the timeline. Then, answer the following questions and submit via Dropbox.
Who invented, created, or sponsored the technology?
What was the technology designed to do? How was it used?
Who would benefit from using this technology?
What kinds of companies or organizations (stakeholders) might have been concerned about the development of this technology? Why?
Did an aspect of copyright law play a role in controversies about the technology? How?
Where did you find the above information? Provide the sources/citations for your research:
Copyright & Fair Use Final Paper
Write a 3 paragraph summary Copyright essay.
The essay should answer the following questions:
What is Copyright? How does Copyright affect your life? What permissions does Copyright give you?
What is Fair Use? How does Fair Use affect your life? What permissions does Fair Use give you?
Upload to Dropbox – make sure you save it as Copyright Paper – LAST NAME.docx
Copyright & Fair Use Scenarios
Click on the above link and answer True or False for the following questions AND give an explanation for each.