One thing I found surprising after completing this unit was just how many rules and laws there are concerning copyright-protected content. I never imagined that it was that large of a problem, and it was interesting to read what the Copyright Act had to say. There was nothing that confusing concerning this unit, and I found it easy to retrieve all the information.
I think the manual Copyright Matters! is an extremely helpful thing to read, and I strongly suggest all tecahers and students should read it, and anyone else who wants to read it just so they know what's right and wrong. NeedHelpNow was also a very helpful website to read about. I think that anyone who is being cyberbullied or harassed, or know's someone who is should definitely consider checking out this site. It provides a lot of information on how to prevent things from happening, get help when things are and how to stop them after they have.
I think the biggest issue when it comes to young people and copyright is that we don't know when it is okay to use others' works and when it's not. A lot of us are lazy people who couldn't be bothered to read all the rules and laws, and that causes problems when we ignorantly use something we weren't supposed to use.
I think the biggest issue for young people when it comes to digital cyberbullying and privacy is that we think that everything is a joke until it's not. I don't think there are many people who would intentionally continue to harass people online if they knew the damage it was going to do. We also don't know how to stop things or where to get help when things get out of hand. We, as I assume many generations before us, feel as if we are being judged from every angle, which makes it hard for us to know where to stand.
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