Today we talked about the dreaded topic of copyright. Copyright is quite a nuisance to many people because they find it restrictive from doing what they want. But my professor explained that in reality, it actually helps people to be more creative.
I actually learned a lot more about what is okay to use, and what you need to receive permission for. Basically a good rule of thumb is if you are in doubt, ask for permission. If there is no way to ask for permission (like if you want to use Shakespeare) then it should be ok. After 50 years that a person dies, their work is no longer copyrighted.
I found this class really informative because I really didn't know what were the rules and guidelines, and now I do thanks to this. (haha, yeah, I know it's funny) :)
So the moral for today is don't steal other people's stuff!!
glad you liked the class session on copyright. It can be a rather dry subject sometimes but very important
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