1. You discover that someone at another website has copied some of your site’s content, word for word, retitled it as if it were something he or she created, and did not provide any link to your site. How would you handle things?
It happened to me, someone did copy my blog and I sent them a nice email saying that you should give credit to me. The next day there was a link back to my blog.
I do not mind if they copy it word for word, but just give me credit. They same goes for my photographs and poems, you can use them for non-commercial purposes, but don’t sell them or use them on a commercial site.
2. When someone publishes or creates something original — writing, artwork, music, etc.— how long do you think is a reasonable amount of time for copyright protection to be provided: for a set period of time, for the life of the author, or for a period of time that extends beyond the author’s life to cover his heirs?
Twenty years. I think the copyright laws are too excessive.
3. If you find a piece of artwork, photography or music that no longer has copyright protection (i.e., has moved into “public doman”) and you modify or perform it in a unique way, do you feel that you should receive copyright protection despite the fact that it started as public domain material?
I think that you should be able to copyright it as long as you state that it was derived from the original work.
4. Should people be allowed to download music, television shows or movies freely from the web without paying the copyright holders? If not, who should be punished in such cases: the downloader, the sites that provide the material, or both?
Television show yes, as long as it is for you own personnel use. Music and movies no, unless you buy the original and them you should be able to make copies from it, but not second generation copies (that is making copies from copies) and not for profit.
5. Take the quiz: How do you do in the Five Factor Values Test?
You are Honest, Loyal, Generous, Humble and Tolerant |
 Loyalty: You value loyalty a fair amount. You're loyal to your friends... to a point. But if they cross you, you will reconsider your loyalties. Staying true to others is important to you, but you also stay true to yourself. Honesty: You value honesty a fair amount. You're honest when you can be, but you aren't a stickler for it. If a little white lie will make a situation more comfortable, you'll go for it. In the end, you mostly care about "situational integrity." Generosity: You value generosity a fair amount. You are all about giving, as long as there's some give and take. Supportive and kind, you don't mind helping out a friend in need. But you know when you've given too much. You have no problem saying "no"! Humility: You value humility highly. You have the self-confidence to be happy with who you are. And you don't need to seek praise to make yourself feel better. You're very modest, and you're keep the drama factor low. Tolerance: You value tolerance highly. Not only do you enjoy the company of those very different from you... You do all that you can to seek it out interesting and unique friends. You think there are many truths in life, and you're open to many of them. |
6. You produce a movie or television show and discover that a third party is reselling copies of your work that have been edited to remove content they find inappropriate. Would you allow them to continue to do so, or would you take legal action against them to stop them from altering your work?
I do not think that they should be able to edit the contents and I think that legal action is warranted.
I think you also should have added a question about software. At the hearing that I attended Thursday, there was a discussion about software. Because of budget cuts, the schools do not have a big enough budget to renew all the software licenses. It seems that all the research labs’ data at the universities would be useless became they could not access the data once the license run out. The databases are proprietary.
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