Précis and connection of 3 pieces

                 In his article, “Rethinking the Berne-Plus Framework: From Conflicts of Law to Copyright Reform,” author Paul Edward Geller argues that the Berne-Plus Framework should be remodeled. The author develops and supports his thesis by explaining why this international framework for copyright does not work through hypothetical situations and detailed descriptions of the problems in choice-of-law roulette. His purpose is to inform individuals of the problems with this global context of copyright laws in order to persuade the individuals to move toward a more coherent core-right method that is technology neutral and self-limiting. The intended audience is educated law reformers and specifically those dealing with copyright issues, and the audience is known because of the sophisticated language and in-depth content.           

Throughout the past few days I studied three different sources all concerning plagiarism, copyright laws, sampling and other forms of the taking of another individual’s work and incorporating it into ones own. In all three cases questions are posed regarding if it is necessary to give credit to an original source, and if so how much credit. I agree with all of the sources that it is only right to give credit to the original creator of a piece of work. In the audio recording I disagreed with one of the speakers when he suggested paying the original musical artists for a sample of their work but I think it is important to at least recognize that the consumer did borrow a piece of the original creators work. In the article about the lines of plagiarism are blurring for students because the World Wide Web seems to offer so much information without anyone claiming it. The final article I read dealt with the complexity of international and global copyright laws. The author purposed that the world move away from choice-of-law where an individual may lose their rights outside of a specific country and move towards core-right theory of copyrighting. The major theme that all three of the sources have in common is that plagiarism or the copying of someone else’s work without their permission or giving them credit is a serious and grave problem. Where the line is drawn and how far giving credit to a source does one need to go is a strongly debated issue. I believe that in every case we as college students, now knowing the seriousness of the situation, have a profound responsibility to give due credit to those who are the authors and original creators of a piece of work.