Journal Entry #8: Digital Law

     The most surprising thing that I found about this unit was how concise the Copyright Act is when you read through it, and how easy it can be to find out just what you can and cannot use. At first, it was difficult to locate the information needed in the Copyright Act, but it became easier as I worked through the information. The manual "Copyright Matters!" was very useful, as it made it easy to find the necessary information on the Copyright Act. The website NeedHelpNow.ca is a useful resource for people being cyber-bullied, as it gives tips on how to handle the situation(s).

     When it comes to young people, the biggest issue with copyright is plagiarism. i know for a fact that people in my class copy and paste articles for projects, and change two or three words, thinking that they'll get a good mark and that they didn't plagiarize it. However, they end up losing many marks because the teacher knows it's not their work. i know that some people in my class plagiarize my work because I'll see them pull up one of my posted assignments and copy and paste it. 

      When it comes to cyber-bullying and and digital privacy, I think that the biggest mistake the youth makes is how they handle their personal information. Many people have over a thousand friends, when they only know about forty, and they often end up sharing too much information about themselves and/or others, some of which isn't true. 

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