8-1 Respecting the Work of Others

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Piracy plagiarize.gifRespond to the following questions.

  • Can you remember when you last copied, downloaded, or shared some type of creative work? 
  •  Can you think of a time when you used someone else’s work in something you made?

 

Listen for the following key terms while you watch the video.
Piracy: Stealing copyrighted work by downloading or copying it in order to keep, sell, or give it away without permission and without paying.

Plagiarize: Copying, “lifting,” or making slight changes to some or all of someone else’s work and saying you created it.

Acknowledge: Giving credit to the work you have used.

 

Video Link:

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/henrys-story-making-mashups#.UXQ8HEwillI.email

 

Answer the following questions after watching the video.

  1. What are Henry’s rights as a creator?
  2. What are Henry’s responsibilities in using other people’s creative work? 
  3. Henry says that pirating material is stealing, no matter how it’s done. What are examples of pirating? Why should you avoid it?
  4. Henry likes to make mash-ups and remixes and put them online. What does he need to do to make this “fair use”?
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