Copyright laws have always seemed like jibberish to me. I have always known that some people can understand the Copyright language, but I only learned what I needed to learn to get by. While the “Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video“ was very informative, it seemed very dry and a tad vague. If the laws were more cut and dry, I understand that we would be more limited, however, it feels like there is quite a bit of gray area. We are expected to use "Best Practices" and are basically able to use most material as long as it is an "appropriate" amount. What does "appropriate" mean? Wouldn't that look differently depending on who is using the material?
As a teacher, I know it is my responsibility to make sure that my students understand these laws. This means that I must understand them first. I actually found the Youtube video “Wanna Work Together?“ to be a little clearer. I understand now how to interpret copyright stipulations. I also believe that, now that I know how to determine which copyright restrictions you would like to put on your own work, I could teach students how to allow Creative Commons on their work. I can imagine that having them go through the Creative Commons process for their own work would empower them to own their work and collaborate with others.
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