TOK+AND+ETHICS

=TOK AND ETHICS=

=What are the ethics of reusing things from online sources?=

= [|**Fair Use Video**] = = = = **Case Study 1: Shepard Fairey Obama Poster ** =

**During the 2008 US Presidential election, this modified portrait became a symbol of Obama’s campaign: **

 However, the image was surrounded by controversy. Read the articles below for more details:
 * [|__AP Sues for “Copyright Infrigement on Obama Hope Poster__]
 * [|__The Obama Hope Poster Case: a Copyright Catch 22__]
 * [|__AP Invokes DMCA Against Obama “Hope” Poster Artist__]
 * [|__Wikipedia: Barack Obama Hope Poster__]

When you return to class, be ready to discuss: = = = = =Case Study 2:= =British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush.=
 * Does the AP have a right to ask for royalties from this image?
 * Are artists allowed to use AP photographs as the basis for their art, and then share with the world, under "Fair Use" Law?

media type="youtube" key="R6UTzxPnijs" height="315" width="420" = = =Has the artist followed Fair Use?= = = =Case Study 3:= = = = media type="custom" key="12551642" width="240" height="240" = = "Choose who you sit next to on the plane." =

[|Image by Joe and Janet Archie] CC License

=Has the artist followed Fair Use?=

=Case Study 4:=

=[|Dump Your Pen Friend]=

=Has the artist followed Fair Use?=