CMN450 (03) Participatory Media

New media is evolving and it is important for consumers and businesses to adapt and learn how to properly use it, and protect themselves from copyright laws.

New technology is evolving, which can further innovation in our society. However, this presents a challenge for creators to protect their ideas and work. Therefore, copyright laws must be updated for continuous innovation in our world.

Job interviews can be very stressful. This guide will give you the preparation tips needed to improve your overall interview techniques and ensure you give off the best impression possible.

Panel discussions are effective for exchanging view points among people in front of an audience. This article gives a brief description of what it is, who is involved and why a panel discussion is important.

Jeff Stibel delivers his insight on what he thinks the perfect job interview is. He discusses the fact that the traditional question-answer method does not allow a candidate to showcase themselves, but rather puts them in a box. He says recruiters should look for a person who can tell their story; a story that reaches beyond the summary of details that is found in a resume. Key takeaway: Although every job interview is going to involve some staple questions, prepare to tell your own story; why the experience you have on your resume has supported the experience you have as a candidate.

This article delivers 10 things to do when you don't hear back after a job interview. Key takeaway: I do not believe that a job interview ends when you walk out of the interview room. Much of the interview process begins when a candidate prepares and ends with the on-going follow up process. The tip that stood out to me was, "Don't take things personally."

Caputo and contender Dunleavy discuss whether or not new media has changed copywriting. Caputo agrees in that the processes has gone from a thoughtful, multi-step process to the simple process of a few keystrokes. Dunleavy argues that the processes has not changed, but the creative writing process remains the same. She says that the biggest difference is instead of talking directly to the audience, we must engage them in conversation. Key takeaway: Copywriting in new media involves a great deal of participation as a contingency.

Teressa Iezzi's book discusses copywriting in the context of the new media era. Some call the new era a paradigm shift from the outdated process of buying cheap media then decorating it with creatives. Key takeaway: copywriters are not only writers now, they are inventors. Inventors because they they must think holistically as content is published across print and digital now.

How copyright allows for scarcity and how copyleft allows for collaboration and creativity.

A not-for-profit website that have work that fall out of copyright and enter the public domain. This website has collections of text, images, films, articles and more.

Can piracy actually help to increase sales? Is copy protection fading in the music industry?

This article thoroughly explains Bill C-11, Canada's revised Copyright Act, and lays it out in more simplified terms with relation to a wide spectrum of IP.

Creative Commons copyright licenses allow anyone from individual creators to large companies/institutions a simple way to grant copyright permissions to their IP. Every license helps the creator retain copyright while still allowing others to copy, distribute and use their work, non-commercially. This ensures that the rightful creator gets all the credit they deserve. There are different scales and levels of licensing available for creators at the bottom of the page.

This is describing the new intellectual property law Spain is enforcing in order to receive money from search engines such as Google for providing results of content that is copyrighted. Spain are one of many European countries implementing laws such as this one.

Canada has a political party called the Pirate Party which has existed since 2009, in which exists to attempt and loosen the laws regarding copyright and the movement of content. 

Vancouver artist, Samantha Ravndahl is accusing hip-hop star, Lil' Kim of stealing her photo and using it to promote and profit her new album, Dead Girl Walking. First posted on Ravndahl's personal Instagram account, the stolen image is of Ravndahl wearing an original zombie makeup design. A coincidentally identical image was later found on Lil' Kim's new album cover, with Lil Kim's name and copyright notice on the image. Their dispute on copyright and intellectual property rights has yet to be resolved.

An article contrasting all that we've been studying about intellectual property rights, accusing Hollywood to be encouraging illegal downloading. The article explains how Hollywood has learned to work with the cards they were given; instead fighting our accessibility to download, Hollywood is teaming up with streaming platforms to give us movies without forcing audiences to pay per video. In attempts to make some profit, the price for music has been lowered to $1 (so we'll be less hesitant to buy it), and TV shows have teamed up with streaming sites like Hulu, who makes their money from ads. Even though there may be many who don't want to pay for entertainment anymore, there are ways around it: whether it be the easy way, or the legal way.

Continuing the discussion on piracy, this article explains how piracy may not be as detrimental to the entertainment industry as it is described. Although piracy has allowed people to have free access to content they once had to pay for, the initial thought would be that Hollywood feels the effects, and loses money because of it. On the contrary, the article explains that last year was Hollywood's best theater attendance in history. Despite what is being said about piracy, it helped to spread "the word of mouth". As said by writer Julie Bush, "I believe torrents are the libraries of the future," Julie Bush says. "The more people who see and enjoy my work, the more opportunities I will have to be compensated." In addition, piracy may not be an option for those who are technologically inept. Thus the creation of Netflix, or HBO subscriptions has allowed access as easy as piracy, but on simpler and legal terms.

Creative Commons many not be as gracious as we think. The contract between content creators and users are not always understood by both, and may generate issues in the future when using another person's work without giving proper credit.

No one can own a physical person, so why would that be different for fictional characters? This article argues how fictional characters should belong to the fans, and not the authors.