Chris Johnson
Imagine this; you are protesting at a local pro-life rally when a news reporter comes up to you to ask a few questions. You answer them and conclude your argument with the statement “who are these political leaders to decide who gets to kill another living being”. The next thing you know you see your face all over the news and internet with your words “kill another living being” taken completely out of context. Is this fair? Of course not, but it happens all of the time. Take the proposition 8 example giving in the recording. These kids attended a lesbian wedding of one of their school teachers, and the next thing they knew, they were all over pro-prop 8 videos. These kids aren’t even old enough to know about these sorts of issues but yet they are forced into them without consent. Is it fair to categorize them with one belief without their consent? I for one am strongly against gay marriages, but I still believe that the news clip of these children was used unlawfully. Lessig says that copyright laws function to create and incentive for people to create great new works, and I am a firm believer in this. However, I’m also a firm believer that copyright laws should protect from wrongful usage by others. There is a very thin line between these two things, but I believe that only when this line is firmly establish will we be able enjoy the great new works that Lessig speaks of.
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I agree with Chris and the idea that the media should not expose youth without consent. The youth described in this blog can be equivocated to innocent bystanders. They were supporting their teacher on her wedding day they get the title of pro proposition eight supporters. Depending on the detail of the video, the label could follow these kids for a while especially since they are exposed on the internet. I am also in support of Chris in saying that copyright laws should protect from wrongful use by others. I believe that even though the video is copyright and possession of the owner but in this context, the owner is wrongfully labeling minors that could not even defend themselves in a court of law if they found this case unlawful. I believe that the misfortune of these kids won’t harm them in the long run but like Chris stated there should be a fine established between creating new works and wrongful use of the works and this is a good example of wrongful use.
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