In class today we discussed the concepts on copyright and what it means. Your opening example of the question of if there is a way to make a claim on property other than violence the answer is yes. Just because someone doesn’t have a piece of property or a fence on that property it is still theres. It could have been passed down to grandchildren and they are not old enough to build on the land yet. It is simply a fact of what is right vs wrong and respecting what people own. The sad thing is people in today’s society don’t respect that concept and that is why people result straight to violence. In regards to copyright, I never knew that there were different terms to how long copy right lasts. I always just thought you couldn’t copyright anything because that was a law, which is true but there are time limitations behind it. In today’s time we will never be able to reproduce something that is created or that we like, but it was still interesting to learn. The thing that I found the most interesting was our conversation on DJ’s at parties. I had no idea that when I go to a party the DJ is illegally playing all of the music, it really got me thinking about if I am guilty of this too!

Overall I enjoyed today’s lecture and am looking forward to discussing more on copyright next week.

Sarah White