I really liked what the author said about the damage that we're not thinking about; the harm to a generation from rendering criminal what comes natural to them. I've never really thought about it that deeply. I've never felt like a criminal for downloading music even though I know it's illegal. But maybe knowing it's illegal all while being a normal thing that everyone does daily has had some kind of subconscious effect on us as a generation. It's interesting to think about copyright and wonder at what point is a line crossed? I think the story of Stephanie Lenz and her baby was completely unreasonable. It was a 30 second video of terrible quality that no one would ever download for the audio of Prince's song and because of that I don't think it should've ever gone as far as it did.
This text showed me how us as readers perceive a certain font or text and how it can influence our mood and how we feel about a certain reading. It also showed me how elaborate texts can draw us into something such as a poster or a title page of a book. Also how very bland fonts do not appeal to many readers as they might think of it as boring and plain. This gives me a lot to think about as project three comes closer. It makes me think of the reader and what type of fonts might draw them into my website, social media page, etc. This text was very helpful for this type of assignment.
I totally agree that we don't realize the damage of copyrights. And I totally see your point as to how something illegal can feel so normal.
ReplyDeleteI agree it is interesting to think of copyright issues as serious criminal issues. I also think some of the examples given were completely unreasonable.
ReplyDeleteI like how you focused on how we really don't notice the harm we do when it comes to copyright infringement. I agree that the situation with the mother filming her child should not have been dealt with in such an extreme manner, the punishment should simply fit the crime.
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