Web 2.0: Trust, Copyright and Fair Dealing

In his Principles of Web 2.0 Miller (2005) notes that Web 2.0 is built upon trust, whether that be trust placed in individuals, in assertions, or in the uses and reuses of data. Tim O’Reilly's (2005)meme map of Web 2.0 refers to the need to trust your users.
The transition from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 has involved a major shift from the concept of publishing works with ownership being retained by the original author, to open and public sharing online of works, that can then be re –used by others. Not only can it be quoted or paraphrased, but it can now be re-mixed into a new product or another media format that can be shared publicly, as another person’s work. Once a work is published, the original author must trust the consumer to acknowledge them by correctly citing them in their work. Secondly, the author must trust them to use the content in a manner for which it was intended, for example, for education, without distorting the content to use it in an inappropriate way in a newly created product. The other side of this public exchange of works is that the onus is on the consumer to be aware of copyright and fair dealing guidelines for use of web content, and ensure that they use them correctly.
Gulp! For my social networking project, I created a presentation on ‘Web design criteria for school library 2.0 spaces’ based on my professional readings, from a variety of online sources. My presentation incorporates quotes from writers on web design, social media and usability principles as well as images/screenshots. I needed to consider whether my re-use of content from any of these sources would breach copyright laws or fair dealing guidelines, before I shared my presentation publicly. I investigated what resources are available for professional use on this topic and found the following websites provide information re:use of these sources for educational purposes: -
The smartcopying website
provides guidelines specifically for schools and TAFE colleges on the correct use of information and internet resources for education purposes. The advise in section 2.8 for Internet and Websites outlines the main points for educators in relation to copyright laws and fair dealing guidelines.

An example of a website that is freely available for use by teachers is the Copyright Aware website which has been developed to assist schools understand the implications of the recent Digital Agenda amendments to the Copyright Act.
Finally, I decided to upload my presentation as a video to Slideshare because it allowed me to tag it for education and to share it publicly for free. Slideshare is also known as a preferred form of social media for professional use.