Current Event #2

Once we load something onto the internet is it ours? People believe that pictures and videos found on the internet are fair game to download and share with whoever they wish. Although this goes against copyright laws people generally take this opinion, until it’s their own personal pictures or videos. The ease of sharing electronic data makes it seem harmless to download a pirated video to a computer, post a picture from Google on a blog, or upload a song to your website. It becomes more confusing when many sites offer free videos, pictures, and music that are perfectly legal to use and distribute. Although Facebook states that the user retains all the rights to their images there are only the unenforced copyright laws keeping a friend from downloading pictures to their computer and uploading them where they please. The lack of copyright enforcement necessitates the need to be careful what we share on the internet.

http://mashable.com/2012/02/06/deleted-facebook-pictures-still-exist/