Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Copyright Infringment

I used to think Copyright was a bad thing, when really Copyright means, the right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc. Therefore, it is only bad when you are being charged for Copyright infringement. In this article Disney & Pixar is being accused of infringement of copyright by releasing a movie called Cars, which is a lot alike these screen plays, written by Jake Mandeville-Anthony, a British writer. In Mandeville-Anthony’s screen plays is a story of 46 animated car characters racing around the world. He is believed that Disney & Pixar is using his ideas to make the movie Cars and Cars 2. The punishment was going to be to stop the release of Cars 2 and have Disney & Pixar pay the copyright infringement fees. It would have been a fair punishment if Disney & Pixar did copy this British writer’s work, but the court stated that they had not. The judge said that the two Car showings had nothing to do with one another therefore, they should not be accused of Copyright Infringment.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Technology Autobiography

In the past I have had many experiences with technology & computers. In grade school I have attended computer classes throughout my eight years there.  In high school I have had a class my freshman year and now this year, as a senior, I will be taking the Computer & Tech class. I have had many experiences with camera technology & computer editing because I take great interest in photography. It is one of my main hobbies that I love to do.

I believe technology has a long way to go in the future.  Seeing how much it has grown in the past, makes me feel like it will continue changing within the future. I think people will use it for more activities, programs, work, school, entertainment, science, etc. For examples, people all over the world within school or work programs may use in more to learn or to expand in a business. Also, people may use the technology in their households & public areas more. Technology will help us all travel quicker & easier. It will help expand on the human mind and open it up to many other ideas.