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Reflection Question: Keeping in mind what you learned in class, what do you think of copyright laws? Are they helpful or harmful? Do you think changes need to be made? If so, what would you change?

Copyright laws are good. They are there to protect the ownership of creations, inventions, ideas, and many different forms of media. It's giving credit (both in ownership and payment) where credit is due. They are very helpful to those who want their works protected and treated respectfully and properly. It can be harmful to those who want to use it, but don't have the means to purchase or go about getting permission (I guess it's more of a pain in the butt than harmful). I think changes need to be made. So many people are illegally getting movies, music, pictures, and basically anything they want without paying for it or getting permission. The thing is, it's so easy to do. I like the idea of the website grooveshark.com. It's a website where you can listen to music for free, but you can't download it or use it outside of that website. So you can listen to the songs so long as you have your computer and the internet. Using this website has helped me find songs I really like, and then if I want to put it on my ipod, or make a new cd for my car, then I go to itunes and buy it. It's kind of like a preview website. I like the idea of people having to pay for downloading songs, but I don't see how we can change the way the things are right now. It's so easy to pirate things, and people justify and rationalize their doing so. So, if I could, I would make sure that music and movies must be paid for to view on the internet. I have no idea how that would be possible, but if I could, that's what I would do.