My thoughts on copyright and licensing
I agree to copyright and attribution. I think that if you have done the work for something that you should get credit for it. As I scroll through the photo library on my phone, I am reminded of the memories of each and every picture. They are images that I produced. They could be something as simple as a flower that is getting ready to bloom or something with more moving parts and complexity, like a family photo. Whatever it is, it is mine. I did the work for it. I am more than willing to share the images for others to see and to use but I believe that I should get credit for doing it. That is why I chose what I chose for my licensing. I am more than happy to let anyone that would like to use my information use it. I do believe however, that I should get credit for producing it. I also am a firm believer that personal information and images should not be allowed to be used for commercial use without the credit or permission of the producer. Hence my decision. I am glad to share and very glad that others are willing to do the same, but give credit where credit is due.
Ethics and copyright
Every semester we are required to sign an ethics statement saying that we will only use our work and if we do used someone else’s, we will give them the accreditation for it. Every research paper, PowerPoint presentation, and speech, all of them have a works sited page and the originator gets credit. I think that thoughts and words should remain the property of the person that originally said them as well. If you look back over history, I am sure that there have been many instances where it wasn’t properly documented and then credit when to whomever documented it. There is a standing phrase at my office, if you didn’t document it, it didn’t happen. I have seen too many times where someone takes credit for someone else’s work.
The creator, of whatever it may be, went through a lot of work to create whatever they created. It is only fair to them that if we use whatever it is we give them the credit for creating it. I think that is part of what makes the internet so amazing. It gives everyone the ability to find anything and, in most cases, use anything. You just have to give credit where credit is due.
