Module 3 - Legal Issues

LOG ENTRY:
Record your findings in your learning log! (Allen et al. n.d.)

Have you used images or words on your web page or website that contravene copyright laws? (Allen et al. n.d.)

I wish I can say no, but I am not really sure because it is very hard to say I have contravened the copyright law. To be honest I think everyone did contravene copyright law, but I also believe it wasn’t on purpose because we are not sure and we have no such copyright law knowledge.

I am pretty sure most of the people will at least use once famous word from the movies, music lyrics, TV commercials, books or famous people etc for fun or other reason. For example ‘To be or not to be” from William Shakespeare or ‘Finger Licking Good ‘ from KFC TV commercial etc. So are we breaking the law? Do people really care and know about it? And how do the law judge we are contravening the copyright law? A year 1 teacher asks the students to cut some magazine images and stick on a paper to make it as creative as possible for the school project, how do we explain to these students what are the copyright laws? Will they understand and follow?

Even stated on black and white people will still do it, because their thinking is nobody will care and they just have to risk it. If it doesn’t happen they will keep doing it until the day when the company or organisations sue them for copyright.


Would you be in breach of copyright if you put the Curtin logo at the top of your web page for an assignment? This information may be difficult to find so be prepared for a search and some independent thought! (Allen et al. n.d.)

According to the Logo Use Procedures and Copyright at Curtin web page you will be breach of copyright if you use the logo without permission. They have provided all the contact information and rules and regulations to follow, such as logotype of Curtin, supporting text of University of technology and the shield of Curtin traditional symbol etc. If you get the permission from them yes you are allow to use them. I believe call them will be the best way to find out what and how you should do.


Reference
Allen, M., et al. (n.d.). Module 3 Contributing to the Infosphere. Curtin University of Technology. Retrieved August 7, 2009, from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985242_1

Logo use procedures. (2004). Retrieved August 9, 2009, from http://policies.curtin.edu.au/local/includes/getdoc.cfm?url=https://ecm.curtin.edu.au:443/alfresco/gd/d/workspace/SpacesStore/b9eeb000-648c-11de-bd31-ed274d0857ea/Logo%20Use%20Procedures.html?guest=true&policyId=959f55ad-fec2-11dc-b6c5-253dc30d60f2

Copyright at Curtin. (2008). Retrieved August 9, 2009, from http://copyright.curtin.edu.au/essentials.cfm