This week in class we were looking at comparing Creative commons and copyright. Personally i believe that we cannot compare these two things because although they deal with similar things they are vastly different. Its almost like comparing paintbrushes to paint. They seem to be the same thing to a person who looks at them on the surface however they are quite opposite. They are in fact almost opposites completely. because copyright is a restriction and Creative Commons is a free for all.

One similarity between the two however, is that in both situations there is a ‘creator’ – i mean there always is God  – but in this sense it refers to art. The creator is essentially the owner of the work, and has rights to the work, so despite the tone with which i opened up this post, they are indeed in a way similar.

Today in the first tutorial for Networked Media we were asked to look at the Student Charter. Surprisingly, this was the first time that i had seen this charter. It basically outlines the expectations on how students are expected to behave. Describing the responsibilities of the students and the university. When considering how this applies to my future blog, i can only think that i need to keep in mind the fact that im representing the university. Although i am theoretically an individual, my operation on the blog will be closely linked to the responsibility i have as an RMIT student. This would mean keeping my expressions in line with uni policy. Not doing anything which violates the charter, or hurts the university.