Netiquette

Netiquette is Network plus Etiquette and that gives you Netiquette. The Network is Cyberspace, the internet, and being online. Etiquette is the proper way to behave, or forms required in social or official life. This together gives you netequette. A set of rules for behaving properly online. Netiquette affects everyone on the internet,all online users. Some good netiquettes are knowing what your writing about and using proper grammer, and don't take advantage of someone if you know more information than them. Some examples of poor netiquettes are reading through people's emails and not respecting their privacy.

What's Legal?

A lot of people don't understand what is legal or not. Copyright is always misinterpreted as legal. Only certain types are legal. If you contact the person who is responsible for the original post/picture/song and ask to use it, the only way for this to be legal is if they allow you to use their information. File Sharing can also be legal but for most sites it's considerd illegal. If you ever want to use information on a website, contact the creator and ask permission. Than this will not be considered illegal. If you are caught and convicted of copyright, you could pay a fine and even spend time in jail. Plagirizing counts too. If you want to use certain information, change the words or ask to use the information.

Copyright: Johnny Cash vs Gordon Jenkins

This case between Johnny Cash and Gordon Jenkins was an interesting one. It is claimed that Johhnys song, Folsom Prison Blues on the album Seven Dreams was copyrighted from Gordon Jenkins song Cresent City Blues on the album "Second Dream: The Conductor". This case was actually settled out of court. When the lyrics to the two songs are compared side by side, they are a lot alike. The melody and tune also sound the same. Though Johnny Cash’s version is more fine tuned and shows more experienced talent, some of the lines have a few word differences, and some even word for word. Gordon Jenkins song came out in 1953, and Johnny Cashes 2 years later. Beverly Maher sings the Cresent City blues and she and Gordon decided to sue. The 1968 out of court settlement approached the hundred thousand mark. Cash ended up paying Jenkins $75,000 after it was all said and done. Even though I am a fan of Johnny and would definately stick up for him, this song definately is copyrighted.

 

Research Project Wrap-Up

Although I don't really like to talk in front of a bunch of people, I think I did pretty well on my project. When I am doing a project on something I like, I try to do a really good job. I love Australia and want to go there so bad, so I wanted to make sure I did a good job on it. I think I didn't do such a great job on the presenting/ talking part, but on the project itself I think it was really good. In my opinion I had a lot of important facts and amazing pictures that would make anyone want to visit Australia. My favorite part was working on the Great Barrier Reef. There are so many things I want to do there it is just so beautiful. I want to go scuba diving and swim with sharks. My least favorite part was talking in front of a bunch of people, afraid I was going to mess up. i think the strongest point in my presentation was the Tour Stops. I loved working on that area and learned a lot more about the places. I just wish there was

 more tour stops because there are a lot more places I want to visit. 

Microsoft to Google: Play fair with Youtube

In this article Microsoft is claiming Google is distributing YouTube data to its mobile competitors unequally. Google is refusing to give up YouTube's "metadata," which includes video categories, favorites and ratings, for Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system Microsoft says.  A source says that it doesn't make sense for Google to write apps for every mobile operating system. Windows Phone also isn't popular enough to compete with Google. to develop and support a separate app for Microsoft phones. Windows Phone made up less than 3% of the smartphones around the world. Dave Heiner, Microsoft's deputy general counsel, Google is playing favorites with Apple, "which doesn't offer a competing search service."


 http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/03/technology/microsoft-google-youtube/index.html