ENG2D Commercial GLR

English Week 1

I haven't been here last week so I missed the ever so important introduction lesson, so I wasn't quite sure what the plan was for this period.... silly me:S.
I've read the reader by now and I have some idea of what were going to do. Do assignments and document what you have learned. I am slowly slowly starting to understand, the importance of documenting your progress, since it is a good way of making sure the lessons you've learned stick.
So what I learned about plagiarism is that plagiarism isn't necessarily a crime, as it is more of an ethical insult. Once you plagiarize trying to get commercial gain from it you are committing a felony.
This period I will learn a lot about plagiarism, trademarks, copyright, which is going to be really useful, since I am going to be working in a creative industry in a few years. Always look out when you are making a mood board and look for reference material, that you don't get too close to the original work. Sometimes this is a bit of a difficult situation since all creativity is is putting together known elements. To how far of an extend you do that is what makes this difficult, but really just a skill to learn.