-If I had a dollar for every time I had a student ask me for a book on copyright law, I wouldn’t be able to buy a small cup of coffee at Second Cup. Let’s face it - copyright law is boring, and it’s also confusing.
-I recently read an article in School Library Journal about a complex issue of copyright surrounding author John Green (insert teenage girl squeal here). For those of you who don’t know who John Green is, he is only the most poplar realistic fiction author for young adults right now. His most recent book, The Fault in Our Stars, is on the 2013 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults. He and his brother, Hank, are also the dynamic vlog brothers -- they do short videos ranging from breaking down books like the Great Gatsby to breaking down complex ideas like the debt crisis (Vlog Brothers). John and Hank Green are the inspiration for a group called the nerdfighters (What is a Nerdfighter?), which is popular all over the world.
-In the clip below, John Green talks about his attempt at trying to find the creator of a poster that represents Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters from The Fault in Our Stars. It involves two 16-year-old nerdfighters, one from the Philippines and the other from Norway. His experience is a complex one, and it reveals how copyright laws really haven't caught up with the digital age. His advice, “Until the law gets better, we are going to have to police ourselves.”
SLJ Article Click Here
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Friday, April 12, 2013
A Confusing International Tale of Copyright Law and John Green
-If I had a dollar for every time I had a student ask me for a book on copyright law, I wouldn’t be able to buy a small cup of coffee at Second Cup. Let’s face it - copyright law is boring, and it’s also confusing.
-I recently read an article in School Library Journal about a complex issue of copyright surrounding author John Green (insert teenage girl squeal here). For those of you who don’t know who John Green is, he is only the most poplar realistic fiction author for young adults right now. His most recent book, The Fault in Our Stars, is on the 2013 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults. He and his brother, Hank, are also the dynamic vlog brothers -- they do short videos ranging from breaking down books like the Great Gatsby to breaking down complex ideas like the debt crisis (Vlog Brothers). John and Hank Green are the inspiration for a group called the nerdfighters (What is a Nerdfighter?), which is popular all over the world.
-In the clip below, John Green talks about his attempt at trying to find the creator of a poster that represents Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters from The Fault in Our Stars. It involves two 16-year-old nerdfighters, one from the Philippines and the other from Norway. His experience is a complex one, and it reveals how copyright laws really haven't caught up with the digital age. His advice, “Until the law gets better, we are going to have to police ourselves.”
SLJ Article Click Here
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