Journal #8: Digital Law

  What I found most surprising about this unit is all the ways you can remove unwanted pictures/ videos from the internet, I didn't think it was possible.  For some reason I always thought that once something was already posted it couldn't be removed again unless you remove it yourself or report it.  In this unit the only things I found difficult to locate were some of the answers to the Copyright Copy-wrong questions, other than that everything else was pretty simple.  In my opinion the Copyright manual is very helpful especially for students because it gives us information on everything we need to know about copyright.  The manual tells us when we can copy things and the rules to copying things.  The copyright manual is an excellent resource for students when they are unsure about copyright because, like I said, it has everything you need to know about copyright.  The website NeedHelpNow.com seems to be an excellent resource for young people looking for information or help on cyber bullying.  It's an excellent resource because it gives you information on all sorts of things and gives you options on what you can do. I think the biggest issue for young people when it comes to copying is the copying itself. Copying is so easy to do now with all the technology. Many students tend to get lazy and when the work is right in front of them they copy because it's so easy.  Many students would much rather just take a paper offline and take the risk, rather than spend time doing it themselves. Copying happens a lot now and it's a growing issue for young people.  I think the biggest issue for young people when it comes to cyber bullying is that many people don't report it or want to speak up. It happens so often now with all of our technology we have and many people don't even consider themselves bullying or being bullied.  Most people behind a screen don't even think things over before they say stuff, they become a whole new person.  Some people are not aware of the consequences and they think they're doing no harm.  A lot of people don't know where or how to report these cyber bullying issues. If the websites and places to report them got out there more, cyber bullying might be easier to catch and be stopped.