Assignment 7 – Copyrights and Fair use

The reading were striking, especially the one on plagiarism by “Maurice Isserman.” It was very persuasive in a way that it’s difficult to distinguish between what is plagiarism and what is not because there is not too much gray space in between to draw a line. It’s hard to evade plagiarism as in one way or another; most of us are plagiarizing, even if it is unintentional most of the time. But, quoting somebody’s work too much in your work is plagiarism clearly because you didn’t convey your thoughts in your own words. I understood that point very clearly. The videos kept my attention to the last. The second video was clear and to the point but the first one was all over the place through out the 20th century and I couldn’t seize what exactly he was trying to say. The copyright laws are more flexible for us (students) and teachers because they are using it from learning and teaching aspects only, which is a fair use. From my point of view I can say that the creator showed some creativity and nothing wrong in copywriting his/her work and if you want to use it then ask for permission. Otherwise, use your own intellectuals and create something new.