Before this week, I had never even heard of Creative Commons and the free licenses they provide. Creative Commons provides users with free, simple, and available licensed material that allows others to use within their work. I also gained more knowledge regarding the term Remix and the role it plays in our culture today. According to Lessig (2008), Remix encourages the act of combining various works and it can even be applied to video arts. Therefore, this week I created my first remix video on what I learned regarding media use and copyright.
Because creative commons provides and shares free licensed material, I was able to explore a variety of media including videos, audio, and images to include in my video. One unique constraint of creating the remix video includes difficulty finding videos that were applicable and available for download. As noted in the video, copyright is a type of property that protects creative works. However, according to Common Sense Education there are guidelines provided in the video to follow when taking things from the internet.
Hobbs (2010) states that oftentimes teachers' fears or worries about copyright infringement get in the way of creation -- and the types of learning activities that would support precisely the kinds of fundamental skills and dispositions that we emphasize. Not using copyrighted materials because of concerns about what is legal or not legal could mean lost opportunities to gain valuable media literacies skills and insights. This video can be used to educate students on Remix and how remix involves combining various works under Creative Commons. Lastly, others can use this video to inform teachers and students about Copyright and using resources from the internet because nobody likes a copycat without giving credit to the owner. References: Common Sense Education. Copyright and Fair Use Animation. [Video]. https://www.commonsense.org/education/videos/copyright-and-fair-use-animation Dialogue. (2017). Workplace Going Digital. [video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/233517400 DeVoursney J. (2020). Remix Video. [video]. Youtube. https://youtu.be/cGoCgZUxeLk Ella. (2008). Ella Typing. [video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/1291040 Herrero D. Copyright. [image]. Creative Commons. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. https://search.creativecommons.org/photos/0a88047a-ae13-41cc-bcb8-40ad4ef33d4e Hobbs R. (2010). Copyright clarity: How fair use supports digital learning. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin. http://sk.sagepub.com/books/copyright-clarity Lessig L. (2008). Remix: Making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy. Penguin. Makesounds. Ambient Chill. [audio]. Jamendo. Remy. (2006). Basic Typing. [video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/92967 Comments are closed.
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