Copyright….or wrong?

Until this assignment to write my opinion, I haven’t really thought about copyright laws.  But as the lecture went on and after reviewing the movie clips, I realize there is something quite unfair.  As freedom of speech as we all have, shouldn’t the Internet have the same freedoms or laws?  I don’t know, but it just seems that it should be able to view or express what they want to to the public.  I also see this another way, that people have a right to give approval before someone else can use what is theirs to begin with.  I know if I made something and I put a copyright protection on it, I would expect them to abide by it.I personally have used pictures and such off web sites and I am sure that I broke the copyright law when I used it for my own personal use.  I didn’t know until last class that it was illegal.  Oh well!  At least now I know what I can or cannot do for my web site or personal use.   As I was looking for pictures for my web site some did ask that I make mention of who created the picture and where I got it from.  I thought this was a great way of using someones image and being compliant with their request.

Quote for the Week

Here is a quote that I wanted to share with everyone, I got this from my business class and thought it was a great one!!!

We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams. ~Jimmy Carter

Do we think ourselves to be a ‘beautiful mosaic’ of people? Makes you stop and think doesn’t it and hopeful with a clear mind and open heart.

Works like a dream….aahhh

What do I think about Dreamweaver? From my point of view this is an awesome application that I enjoy using as I explore and make up new web pages. I had to build a web site from using HTML code only and it was pretty tedious, but was a great way to learn…trial and error! Sooooo with Dreamweaver at my fingertips, I find it to be user friendly. Here’s why: Since I have been using CSS, I find this to be a great way to keep the pages uniform and not having to chose color, font, headings, etc. for each and every page is a plus. I really like how you can just chose the style sheets and go from there! Very nice. I like how you can drag and drop within dreamweaver, it is easy and seems to work well. When I chose to look at my page creation in the browser, it looks true to form and that is extremely helpful so I know what the user is looking at when viewing my site. I find editing, saving, and publishing works well for me. I honestly haven’t come across any pitfalls or snags in using Dreamweaver. Hope that it will continue this way for me, for I am looking forward to using this app. for all my web sites.