Today's update is about copyright.  

On its simplest level, we all know you cannot use someone else’s work without giving them credit.  

We practice information ethics in our school work by using NoodleTools, etc...

Here is something to consider.  

Copyright does not protect ideas.  

If it did, nothing new would ever be created, right? 

There are guidelines that protect original work created from an idea, but these guidelines allow for the idea, the work, to be used by others.  

This is called transformative use.  

Transformative uses are those that add something new, with a further purpose or different character, and do not substitute for the original use of the work. Hence, you give credit, but you create something new.

Take for instance this story reported yesterday via NPR.  

It promotes the pop-up show SGN.  

Talk about taking an idea and making it better.  

(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO WATCH).

Look for elements of effective communication, journalistic applications, media design, media production, references to American History, composition, performing arts, tongue-in-cheek copyright references AND a whole lot MORE.

A little lesson on sources.  

Why might you choose one source over another, you ask?

For instance:      

What is the difference between Primary and Secondary sources?

·         Primary sources provide a first-hand account of a topic. 

·         Secondary sources provide second-hand information often based on primary source information.

·         Primary sources have advantages in some situations, but both can provide value.

Consider for yourself: 

NYC Front Lines Doctor Explains How Easy It Is to Not Get Infected and Stop the Spread of Covid-19

Who:  Dr. David Price – Weill Cornell Medical Center – New York City

What:  Crucial information on how we can stop the spread

When:  Posted March 24, 2020

Where:  YouTube – 1,056,370 views

Why:  Dr. Price’s direct experience with the virus and people infected for the last 3 months give him great confidence on rules to protect yourself and your family.

So, if you have been following secondary-source updates on COVID-19 and would like to listen to a first-hand perspective, this source definitely puts local, state, and federal decisions into context.