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Haley Ketchum

Copyright is a huge issue that not many people know about. Copyright is obviously very important, as it protects an artist’s work and prevents others from stealing their ideas and making money off the artist. But like the mom who uploaded her son’s video to YouTube, I had no idea that you could get sued for sharing a video featuring an artist’s music, but it makes sense to me. If the video had gone viral, the mom could have made money off the video, causing her to make money off of Prince’s work. This is not really fair, so I understand why copyright laws need to be taken seriously. I think the mom should have not fought back and just let the video be deleted because it was clear she had broken the law. I also think it is crazy that John Lennon’s copyright debate was still occurring even after the exhibit had opened. It seems excessive and the lawyers were taking it to seriously. I think there is a fine line between stealing an artist’s work and simply having fun with remixing or sharing a video with music in the background.

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  1. I agree that copyright is a big deal today, but certain situations are more severe than others.

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  2. I did not take copyright issues seriously, such as the case as the mom sharing a video of her son dancing. I agree that a lot of these cases are excessive and unreasonable.

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