Blog Post 3 (DTC 356)

In regards to the questions we talked about in class on Monday, the types of sharing that professors and students engage in have a wide range.

As students we are told to purchase so-and-so text book because that is where a lot of our learning holds context. Paying for the textbook gives temporary permission from the author that people can use the information within their papers as long as it isn't plagiarized. Professors share the knowledge of the book within their lectures as well as other material sources whether they have permission to share it or not.

Finding a YouTube video that was taken from a show does not necessarily mean that the clip would be given permission to use it. Although students could potentially site from the video or written piece of work. The line between sharing the knowledge and being allowed to use it becomes a very hard line to walk since YouTube does not always keep it's video content in check which can lead to some very easy ways to find content whether the creator/publisher/actor/ext. would want.

Sometimes that isn't a problem when YouTube takes down videos that were created on to show people how to play through a game. These videos were created to give people some sort of knowledge based on a topic whether movies, games, and videos in general. But because there are companies who would rather keep their consumers in the dark about games, are willing to send cease-and-desist orders even though there are people who can't play the game, don't have enough money to buy the console, or are stuck on a part of the game.