Week 6, Part 3 Copyright, Creative Commons, What's Coming

I love that "Fair(y) Use Tale" video. Very creative and informative. The copyright comic book was also informative, but a little confusing. Fair use is also a bit tricky but easier to understand. Creative Commons is an awesome Web 2.0 application. I wondered how a person could protect their rights to something they created but also share it with others to rework into something new. I started looking for some clipart images. I'm looking the red circle with a diagonal line through it to indicate that something is prohibited or not allowed. I wanted to make a sign with a symbol for "No Food or Drinks" for a classroom. I'm not sure how to look for it. I did find a website through Creative Commons, www.openclipart.org and found some interesting things. If anyone know where I can find this symbol or even has a suggestion for a keyword or tag that I might try, I would appreciate it. I also looked at Lawrence Lessig's blog, but he announced that it was going into "hibernation."

After reading the OCLC Next Space Newsletter, my head is in a spin over the information to absorb. My brain doesn't operate in nanoseconds. I need to mull this stuff over and merge it with my prior knowledge. This will take longer than the "Did You Know 4.0" video which also blew me away. This video is a treasure trove of information. The proliferation of information available and the rate of exchange between source and user continues to speed up. I am operating at the speed of life, not the speed of light. This does not mean that I am resistant to change. I am a human being with limitations and faults. Technology is both exciting and scary at this time.

With all the information I am taking in, I feel like I am in an episode of "I Love Lucy" when Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz go to work in a candy factory. They are stationed at a line removing chocolate candy pieces from moving belt, wrapping the pieces and placing them back on the belt. At first the pace is reasonable and they are able to keep up, but when the candy starts coming down the belt faster and faster, they struggle to keep up. They begin pulling pieces quickly and stuffing them anywhere they can find, in their laps, pockets, shirts, caps and mouths. At the end of the day, they are so exhausted. And now I am exhausted. I'm going to take a break and then look over the Horizon Report.