“All Rights Reserved”
I think copyright is a very important law. It has the ability to protect creators and the work that they create. The world can be very competitive, and lots of people will use underhanded tactics to get ahead. This can include the stealing of peoples works and intellectual property. Without this necessary legal protection there would be so many copycat works it would be impossible to tell who was the original. Copyright can help those creators receive the credit and compensation they deserve for creating that work.
Although it can be a double edged sword. Particularly on sites like Youtube, corporations and creators can use copyright law to strike or takedown videos that criticize their work or products. The problem is this prevents necessary discussion that can be used to make said product or work better, or expose it for being harmful or inaccurate, etc. Copyright can help to protect creators, but can also be weaponized against them for unscrupulous reasons.
My copyright
I have chosen to make this site’s copyright all rights reserved. This means I retain all the rights to work published on this site. While I think that the open sharing of ideas and content is very important, I am looking at this from a privacy standpoint. I am cautious of posting too much on the internet and would like to prevent any unauthorized use of my blog posts on this website. Even with this copyright protection in place, fair use still allows criticism or the use of work on this site for educational purposes.
