Pictures that Lie: Sharks Attack!

The picture I chose was the picture of a U.S Air Force helicopter photoshopped to show a shark attacking the soldier climbing up the helicopter's ladder. The photo originated on the internet in 2001, it was manipulated by adding a picture of a shark into the bottom of the original picture of the helicopter. i am not exactly sure why the picture was manipulated this way but I think its purpose was to dramatize the situation or merely as a joke. i do not think the manipulation was particularly harmful because if anything, it made the Air Force seem more heroic.

The CLT

On my visit to Trinity's CLT, I found some very useful resources like scanners and video editing equipment. Certain computers were equipped with software for web and graphic design others were for editing and some had scanners, anything that might be required for any project for school. All this equipment can be useful for any class. When preparing for a presentation, one can edit videos or perfect a website. I have only used the CLT once before to perfect my project for the music class I was taking. I had no idea it was here before the other members of my group showed it to me.

Copyright is Serious business

In order to keep a clear conscience and a clean record, one must know what can and cannot be done under copyright law.

Copyright was established in 1790 (the same year as the United States Constitution). The original law was actually written in the Constitution and predates the Bill of Rights. The original law however was significantly shorter than the one today; copyright when the Constitution was written only lasted 14 years, but today it is lasts for the lifetime of the author plus seventy years.

Creators want to see the benefits of creating their work and in order to protect their ability to reap these benefits, copyright is used.The creator of a piece of work is automatically the owner of that work and does not need any special license to obtain the rights to that work, but one can be used if desired. Various licenses exist for works that creators wish to be used in more lenient ways.

I feel that copyright law is necessary to have in this society in order to protect a creators ideas and money, it would be unfair for another person to reap the benefits they do not deserve. But I also think that copyright laws can be too harsh and corporations can take advantage of the law.

Copyright is Serious Business by Alexa Soto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.