{"id":132,"date":"2018-03-01T23:46:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T23:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghostandpenny.com\/cits220\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2018-03-05T22:06:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T22:06:18","slug":"intro-to-digital-literacy-learning-materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ghostandpenny.com\/cits220\/intro-to-digital-literacy-learning-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro to Digital Literacy Learning Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think it is fair to say that most of us are familiar with the works that are remixed (even if we are not consciously aware of it). If you ever listened to a continuous set from a DJ or have seen something like this while cruising down the\u00a0Information Superhighway,\u00a0you have been introduced to a derivative or remixed work. Furthermore, many will argue that every creative work\u00a0is a derivative work (http:\/\/questioncopyright.org\/minute_memes\/all_creative_work_is_derivative<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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There is a saying among artists, \u201cEverything has been done already, you just have to redo it.\u201d There is another popular saying that you probably often hear from your parents and grandparents, “There is nothing new under the sun.”<\/p>\n

That being said, we do have to recognize and respect works of others. The fact that the Internet makes it easy to copy, mass reproduce and appropriate works of others does not mean it is free for all.\u00a0There are only two ways that someone else’s work can be used without permission:<\/p>\n

fair use: the ability to use copyrighted work without permission, but only in certain ways and in specific situations (schoolwork and education, news reporting, criticizing or commenting on something, and comedy\/parody)
\npublic domain: creative work that\u2019s not copyrighted and therefore free for you to use however you want
\nFurthermore, even though you\u00a0can copy, share, distribute, perform, change, remix, and alter the work under these two circumstances, \u00a0you still cannot claim copyright to public domain work and say you\u00a0created it (or can you?).<\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0What is\u00a0a Remix? \u2014\u00a0In this fascinating talk from TEDxKC, \u201cSteal like an artist,\u201d Austin Kleon talks about the spirit of remixing and argues that creative people are collectors of ideas:<\/p>\n