Copyright

I learned many things about copyright from Mr. Hardin presentation that I never new before. One of more interesting things I learned wwas that a copyright is good until the life span of the owner plus 70 years, thanks to Mr. Walt Disney's exceptional work. I had never even heard of the whole poor mans copyright, which is when you mail yourself something and keep it in the sealed envelope as a copyright, so I found that very interesting as well. The parameters of fair use was yet another thing that I learned that never really knew about it such detail.
Creative Commons was my favorite part of the presentation for many reasons. I think that it is somewhat ridiculous that you must pay money in order copyright something through the federal government. Part of me believes that if you have done something that would deserve such credit as to have somebody else use it, that you should have the right to get the credit for it without having to invest ever more into your already hard work. However, at the same time I can somewhat see why you would have to pay since their are so many legal issues involved with copyright. Things such as ensuring that people are not illegally using such information, and when they do I am sure it is not cheap to crack down on them. Overall Creative Commons is a brilliant and easy way to put a copyright on your work right from the comfort of your own home without the wait and money.