Sunday, July 29, 2012

Authorship, copyright, and open access

There are so many opportunities for people to take credit of other people's hard work and creativity put towards the development of something in this day and age.  It's unfortunate we live in a world where copyright is necessary, but it's just another aspect of the internet and where we've come today with technology and growing trends.  It's important to acknowledge where something came from and we started years and years ago by documenting "works cited" in our school papers so as we turn the clock forward to modern times it only seems practical that we'd be doing similar citations in our online publications and works.  I was taught at a young age that whatever you put on the internet is bound to be seen and potentially used by others so for me personally I take these types of things into perspective before I begin typing away.  I also think it can be of benefit to note someone else's work because the topic at hand may be of further interest or insight to you and the trademark, copyright, citation or whatever it may be could potentially be the answer and link to learn more.
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  1. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 6:42 AM

    Knowledge is all about adding to the works of others. Everything we know now, is because of what others have done in the past. As the saying goes,"there is nothing new under the Sun".

    So therefore, what we work hard to create is only a small part of the big picture. I may come out with a discovery, lets say Cold Fusion. I could be hailed as the greatest scientist of all time. But without the hard work of thousands of people before me, I would never had been able to make such a discovery.

    With that being said, is anything really our own?

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    1. UnknownJuly 31, 2012 at 4:27 PM

      Alyn, well said. There are instances where my work is built on what people have discovered. Sometimes, I know how to make these discoveries better or easier to use. I'm pretty sure someone will find ways to make my work even better also.

      Thanks for sharing.

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    2. UnknownAugust 1, 2012 at 11:08 AM

      I couldn't agree more with you both. Everything we do will add on to the paths overs have paved for us!

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